| 13 Dec 2024 | |
| Written by Victoria Bastiman | |
| Events |
| Sport |
Our last HymersCAN! event of 2024 took place in December and we welcomed back to the school Nick Aitken, OH 1986-96, Jack Latus, OH 1998-2007 and Rob Vickerman, OH 1994-2004.
The event was aimed at our older students who were considering career pathways in Sports and Languages, or a combination of both, as was the case for Nick, who now translates at sporting events.
They shared their journeys from Hymers and their own lessons on perseverance, resilience and how career paths have taken different directions. They shared their very fond memories of their school friends at Hymers and the connections that they have all made along the way.
A prevalent theme when hearing from them all was about the networks, they have each made along the way and the value of the OH alumni network.
Rob's children are now at the school making them a 4th generation family to attend Hymers College. Head of Psychology and Deputy Director of Sixth Form, Sam Clare, OH 1988-98 was Rob's prefect at Hymers and Rob was Jack's prefect!
Again, the evening was a popular event amongst our students and their families, and former Modern Languages teacher, Elizabeth Powell, OH 1988-2006, who was mentioned by her former students on the panel, was spotted in the audience, with her grandson.
Thank you to Nick, Jack and Rob for supporting our latest career event for our students. Your help is invaluable and of huge benefit to Hymers' students.
Nick Aitken, OH 1986-96
Nick Aitken UEFA Media Manager During his Hymers days, Nick would most often be found kicking a ball around somewhere in the school grounds and he’s since made a career out of his love for football and languages. Having got a first taste of sports journalism at PA Sport in nearby Howden, Nick went on to work as a translator and editor for FIFA.com, as well as a match statistician and multilingual reporter for UEFA.com - including a memorable three-year stint covering Sevilla FC, which featured three Europa League successes. Currently a Venue Media Manager for UEFA, attending matches and tournaments to organise media activities such as press conferences, player interviews and open training sessions, this season he is on duty with Aston Villa and the Spain national team. Nick also runs the sports translation agency Onuba Comms Ltd, with clients including the Barça Foundation - the charitable arm of La Liga giants FC Barcelona.
Jack Latus, OH 1998-2007
Jack Latus is a co-founder and now CEO of LATUS Group. With a history of driving strategic execution and double-digit revenue growth, Jack brings a relentless focus on disrupting the UK occupational health market as true challenger brand to the market leaders. LATUS Group is a digital health business and service provider that transforms organisational performance with tech-enabled, data-driven occupational health.
Rob Vickerman, OH 1994-2004
Rob Vickerman is a 3rd Generation Hymerian who played in over 30 World Sevens series events captaining England Sevens at 17 global tournaments and in over 75 matches including the Rugby World Cup Sevens Final in 2013. He also appeared over 50 times in the English Premiership during an 11 year professional career.Since retiring from playing he has worked as a commentator and reporter on a number of global broadcasts including Rugby World Cup 2015, 2019 and 2023. He has had the pleasure of working on multiple sports at three Commonwealth Games and three Olympic Games for the BBC and Olympics Broadcasting Services, respectively. As well as sporting experiences, he utilised his knowledge of elite performance, combined with his positive psychology academic qualifications, to create a high performance and wellbeing consultancy, Workathlete. He now also works for World Rugby in their commercial and marketing team.
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