Justin Packshaw  Justin James Packshaw (born 13 March 1965, London) is an English entrepreneur, philanthropist and adventurer. Packshaw was raised in Malta until his teens. After leaving school, he completed an MBA at the University of Edinburgh. Packshaw was an officer in the British Army (4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards) for eight years, and served in the first Gulf War. He also worked as equerry to HRH The Duchess of Kent. His wife Tamsin de Roemer's fashion label, De Roemer, which he co-founded, employs Packshaw as Managing Director and CEO. He is also Chairman of the travel company Joro and sits on the Board of various other companies. Packshaw has been involved with or organised many expeditions, including horse riding journeys through Mongolia, motorcycle safaris, trips to both the North and South Poles and climbing Mount Everest. Outside of running De Roemer he talks worldwide to businesses, corporations and schools on ‘Leadership’ and the ‘Science of Achievement’. He is also part of Hewlett-Packard's worldwide 'Influencer Advisory Board' and is a 'Thought Leader' for PayPal's People Economy Campaign. He is an Ambassador for the British Governments 'GREAT' Campaign, The Prince's Trust and is also a keen supporter of the Duke of Edinburgh's Awards (DofE). He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to expeditions, youth development, and charity. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Greater London in 2016. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in 2018. Packshaw's expeditions raise awareness and money for various charities, including The Prince's Trust, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, the Roundhouse Trust and Walking With The Wounded. they also promote awareness of environmental issues, in particular the removal of plastics from oceans, preserving biodiversity and support for renewable energy. Where possible his expeditions have carried out scientific research from ice depths and salinity in the high Arctic (2008) to ice analysis at the North Pole (2015). On the Ernest Shackleton expedition (2014) at specific points in the Southern Ocean 8 probes were dropped to monitor and record scientific information on the oceans currents, temperature, salinity and oxygen levels.