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Dr Robert Lentell appointed Associate Dean of University of East London Business School

Friday 25 July 2008

Dr Robert Lentell, an expert in the field of sport and tourism management, has been appointed Associate Dean of the University of East London (UEL) Business School and will take up his post on Tuesday August 5.

Dr Lentell joins UEL from London Metropolitan Business School, where he was Leader of the Tourism, Sport and Creative Industries Subject Group. In his new post, he will have particular responsibility for developing external links and partnerships and leading on the UEL Business School’s employability agenda.

Dr Lentell said: “I am very excited at the prospect of working with UEL’s enthusiastic and forward-looking academics and helping Dean Len Shackleton to achieve his ambitious plans for the School. The run-up to the 2012 Olympic Games is a time of exciting opportunity for both the School and UEL as a whole, and I am very happy to now be a part of that.”

Dr Lentell, educated at Cambridge University, the Polytechnic of North London, and Canterbury Business School, spent eleven years in the sport and leisure industries as a management practitioner prior to becoming an academic.

His research and teaching interests focus on the community benefits and impacts of sport, quality management in sport and leisure, and the management of service operations. At London Met, he successfully established the Events Management Knowledge business partnership unit as a means of promoting knowledge exchange with businesses and other organisations.

Professor Susan Price, acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of East London, said: “We are delighted to confirm the appointment of Dr Lentell as Associate Dean of our Business School. He has the skills, background and dynamism to help establish UEL as a leading centre for business education, innovation and enterprise.”

The UEL Business School's new home, located on the waterfront of the Royal Albert Dock, was opened in 2007 by Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

With over 3,000 students studying undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA, professional development and consultancy programmes, the School is recognisedas a provider of high-quality business and management education and a key player in the economic regeneration of east London.

For further information, visit www.uel.ac.uk/business.

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The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

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