Ian Watmore
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Ian Watmore is the non executive chairman at law firm Quantum Law, a former private secretary to the Cabinet Office, permanent secretary at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and chief executive at the Football Association.
Career
Watmore began working at Anderson Consulting (now Accenture) in 1980, first as a consultant, then a partner in 1990 and finally as UK managing director in 2000.[1]
In 2004 he took up his first role in government as the Government chief information officer in the Cabinet Office. In January 2006 he was appointed head of Prime Minister's delivery unit and in June 2007 he began work as permanent secretary at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.[1]
In February 2009 he notified ACOBA he was planning on taking up the role of chief executive at the Football Association, this role was approved "subject to the condition that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not be personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer, the normal three-month waiting period being waived."[2] He began work at the Football Association in June 2009, replacing his former colleague at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, Lord Triesman. [3]
In 2010 he was appointed private secretary to the Cabinet Office, where he was head of the unit tasked with cutting waste and making Whitehall more efficient. He announced he was leaving his role in June 2012 to 'pursue non-executive and charity roles in the North West of England'.[4]
One of the roles Watmore took up was a position on the board of England Rugby 2015, who will organise the Rugby World Cup in England in 2015.[5]
In 2014 he joined the sports agency arm of Newcastle law firm Quantum Law LLP as a non-executive chairman, having been introduced to the company by his professional footballer son, Duncan Watmore.[6]
Education
- MA, Mathematics/Management Studies, University of Cambridge 1977 – 1980[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ian Watmore Linkedin, accessed 26 November 2014
- ↑ Tenth Report 2008-2009 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 26 November 2014
- ↑ Paul Kelso Ian Watmore is on FA chief executive shortlist Telegraph, 17 February 2009, accessed 26 November 2014
- ↑ Senior civil servant Ian Watmore to leave Cabinet Office post BBC, 16 May 2012, accessed 26 November 2014
- ↑ Jane Dudman Ian Watmore resigns as permanent secretary in Cabinet Office The Guardian, 16 May 2012, accessed 26 November 2014
- ↑ Former FA boss Ian Watmore joins Newcastle law firm as football agent Evening Chronicle, 26 August 2014, accessed 26 November 2014
