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William Ward OBE

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CEO at Clipper Ventures
📍 Horsham, England, United Kingdom

William Ward is the co-founder and CEO of Clipper Ventures, the company behind the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. A qualified chartered accountant, he oversees all global business and sponsorship for the event. He was awarded an OBE for his services to the UK economy and the GREAT campaign.

His core passion is making the sport of sailing accessible to everyone. Since 1995, he has focused on enabling amateur, everyday people to become accomplished ocean racers through the unique endurance challenge he created with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. He is a keen sailor himself.

He helped create the worlds longest ocean adventure, a 40, 000-nautical-mile race, specifically for non-professional sailors.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Horsham, England, United Kingdom
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Global Sports Events
As CEO, he manages one of the world's most unique and longest ocean adventures, overseeing all global operations for the Clipper Race.
Amateur Sailing
The Clipper Race's core mission, which he co-founded, is to enable everyday people, not just professionals, to experience round-the-world ocean racing.
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1-1995
CEO
Clipper Ventures
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William Ward OBE - Clipper Ventures PLC. Featured in Clipper Ventures
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