Career
In 1984 Leman was awarded United Kingdom Hockey Player of the Year. Leman joined the Board of England Hockey in 2004 having served as a vice-president for the previous year. He became President of Great Britain Hockey in 2007.
Leman was born in East Grinstead, West Sussex.
Between 1973 and 1977, he was educated at Gresham"s School, Holt, where he captained the school"s first XI hockey team He has played club hockey for East Grinstead Hockey Club.
In his business career, he has founded several businesses in the recruitment sector and his first company, Olympian Consultancy, was listed as 8th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 companies for 1999. He is currently Chairman of Gold Group Recruitment, a technology and engineering recruitment firm working with companies across the globe.