Dunman named Executive PD

The BBSA are pleased to announce Natalie Dunman as the Executive Performance Director (EPD) for the British Bobsleigh and British Skeleton World Class Performance Programmes.

Dunman steps up to the newly created role from her previous position as British Skeleton’s Performance Director, a title she has held since joining the BBSA in November 2018.

The 43-year-old will lead both sports’ performance programmes as they look to build on their World Championship and World Cup successes of the past two seasons at the Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games in 2026.

Dunman, who guided British Skeleton to four World Championship medals, three Overall World Cup medals, four European Championship medals and 22 World Cup medals during the first half of the current Olympic quad, will be responsible for results on the ice and strategic direction off it.

“We are delighted to announce Natalie Dunman as our Executive Performance Director,” said Gareth Moore, Chair of the BBSA.

We are confident that Natalie is the right person to lead both sports as we target success in Milan Cortina and into future Olympic cycles.

“Natalie has an exceptional understanding of the elite sporting landscape and has led British Skeleton to an array of outstanding results already this quad.

“With British Bobsleigh also producing a series of superb performances across both the men’s and women’s teams in recent seasons, both programmes are in a really strong position from which to build ahead of the 2026 Games and we look forward to seeing Natalie maximise their potential.”

The creation of the new EPD position sitting across both bobsleigh and skeleton comes after the BBSA completed a substantive review of its structure, with the aim of optimising both short and long-term performance.

The move will bring opportunities for greater collaboration between the sports, although both will continue to be run as individual programmes.

Dunman, who previously worked as Head of Performance Pathways at UK Sport and as the Lead Talent Scientist at the then English Institute of Sport, will also sit on, and report directly into, the BBSA Board.

“I’m excited to take on this new role and to build on what both sports have achieved in recent seasons,” said Dunman, whose primary objective will be to drive a collaborative, world class environment and medal-winning culture across both bobsleigh and skeleton.

Both sports are in positions of strength and are well placed to continue to produce the outstanding results of the first two years of this Olympic quad.

“There is a huge amount to be positive about across recent seasons but there are also lots of opportunities to progress even further. 

“Our aim now is to work collaboratively to maximise the talent, resource and expertise within both programmes and to produce performances that will make the country proud at the next Olympic Winter Games and beyond.”