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Ian Watmore, UK Government CIO and Head of e-Government Unit
Ian took up the position of UK Government CIO and Head of e-Government Unit in September 2004. He joins from global management and technology services company Accenture where he was UK Managing Director.
He has worked in both the public and private sectors, mainly in the UK and Ireland but with spells in South Africa, New Zealand, United States and mainland Europe. Ian is a past President of the Management Consultants Association, Chairs the CIO Board of eSkills UK (the Sector Skills Council for IT and Telecommunications) and previously represented Accenture on various external bodies such as the Council for Industry and Higher Education and Business in the Community.
In a personal capacity he is on the Board of the English Institute for Sport, a Lottery funded institute focused on serving high performance athletes in preparation for Olympic and other major sporting events. Ian is married with four sons and lives in the North West. He is a lifelong supporter of Arsenal.