Parul is Parkour UK’s Interim CEO.

Parul is a qualified chartered accountant with a master’s in business administration and is passionate about the 3P’s (People, Process, and Performance).  

Parul is a senior finance professional, six sigma certified coach & mentor with 25+ years of progressive global leadership experience as an auditor, business transformation leader, coach & mentor, focusing on process, people & projects for multiple B2C & Corporate financial services businesses across India, US, and UK.  

Additionally, Parul is an avid sports enthusiast and has represented the district Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh, India) in multiple Table Tennis Tournaments in her primary and secondary school years.

Parul has since been actively building a portfolio of work including:  

• Senior Independent Director of the Board for Parkour UK
• Portfolio CFO (supporting start-ups to scale, sustain & be profitable)
• Speaker, delivering a masterclass on leadership and transformation frameworks and concepts.
• Volunteer with Spear – Resurgo Employment Initiative for 16-24year olds, as well as a sponsor for other charities like Refuge & WalktheWalk: Uniting against Breast Cancer. 

Parul lives in London with her husband Nick and her 2 daughters Anika (18yrs) and Arianna (13.5yrs). She is a keen Indian classical dancer, and travel enthusiast who enjoys constant learning and has an active lifestyle with frequent treks and London’s hidden walks. She is hoping to attend her first Parkour lesson soon. 

 

Simon first encountered Parkour UK back in October 2020 when he spent some time as a Parkour UK Development Associate, utilising his experience in his current role at the time within Sport Sheffield (The University of Sheffield) to help give insight into the Parkour community within higher education and the policies and procedures around university sport.

His professional career in sport began long before this following graduating from The University of Sheffield and immediately taking up a role within the sports department there, shortly afterwards moving into a development role focussed on elite and high-performance utilising experience gained through his education, playing and coaching career having represented England and GB in multiple sports.

Since then, Simon has widened his experience with roles as Head of Performance with the Sheffield Eagles RLFC and Head of Performance and S&C at Rugby League Ireland providing both performance support and education development to players and coaches and he is utilising his knowledge and experience from outside the Parkour community to help deliver new perspectives and direction within the Workforce Lead role.

In 2022 Lynn joined the Parkour UK digital team along with Callun Lavington and takes the lead in our women’s engagement project.

Lynn came across parkour while at university in Austria, where she studied sociology, politics, and gender studies. In 2015, her passion for the sport led her to the UK, where she established herself as one of the early leading female athletes in parkour. She has since worked as a freelance athlete, travelling the world, competing, training, and sharing her passion with people along the way.

Callun currently works at Parkour UK in the digital lead role along with colleague Lynn Jung.

Callun started parkour in 2012 after watching the famous ‘Storm Freerun – Volume One’ video. From that day, Callun had found his calling. Since then, Callun has established himself as a leading figure and advocate for mental health awareness and education within parkour. Callun coaches parkour to people of all ages in Crawley, and runs Contendunt – a mental health-focused community project promoting the inclusion and discussion of mental health in lifestyle sports. Callun also works as a freelancer in digital marketing.