Ian Whitmore: BSc Sport and Fitness Science

Ian Whitmore

BSc Sport and Fitness Science, 1996

“I now work in Customer Service Management for Ventura on behalf of the internet company Wanadoo.”

After graduating Ian got a job as a coach for Doncaster Rovers FC coaching mainly the Youth and Womens teams although he did also have some interaction with the first team. He then moved into Fitness Management for 2 years. Unfortunately, Ian then discovered he had a heart condition so instead pursued his other hobby, wildlife. He worked for Viscum, a company dealing with all kinds of aquatic life.

Ian has been working in Customer Service Management for a company called Ventura on behalf of the internet company Wanadoo for the last 5 years. His job involves looking after a team of customer service executives on Wanadoo’s new packages.

Ian studied Sport and Fitness Science at the University of Luton. He feels his degree helped him in his career, he said “after I realised I couldn’t follow sport as my true passion in life, it helped me in others areas of management, science and diversity”.

Ian chose to come to Luton as it was the only University at that time to be offering a degree in Sport and Fitness. He put in a late application after seeing an advertisement in the Times paper and was accepted!

Ian’s fondest memories of his time at Luton were the people, and the football and rugby teams! He said “I’ll never forget my time at Luton, I was away from home for 3 years and learnt more about myself than I have at any other time in my life”.

Ian hopes to get back to his roots in sport at some point in the future and is considering teaching. He said “I would love to pass on what I have gained throughout my time at University and in employment so that I can help others reach their goals.”

Interview took place in 2005.