Dr Andrea Dickens has been with AJ Park for most of the past 21 years.
AJ Park has announced that Dr Andrea Dickens has accepted the role of managing director of AJ Park, effective from June 1, 2020. With a wealth of experience in professional services management, it’s a role she is well-placed to fill.
Dickens has been with AJ Park for most of the past 21 years and most recently was the firm’s chief operating officer. Over the past year, she was seconded to the integration management office of AJ Park’s parent company, IPH Limited.
Dickens joined AJ Park as marketing manager in 1999 and has since held numerous management roles, including strategic projects manager, service development manager, and head of business operations. She has also worked in the New Zealand public sector, in practice management and business development roles.
Dickens has a BCA in marketing and an MBA, both from Victoria University of Wellington. In 2019, she completed her PhD in strategic management, focusing on how professional services firms develop the capabilities to adapt to their constantly changing environments.
In approving Dickens’ appointment, the IPH group board was particularly impressed by her excellent commercial capabilities and leadership attributes. The managing director and CEO Dr Andrew Blattman said: “With her broad-based professional services experience and recent exposure to the integration of AJ Park into the IPH group, Andrea is an ideal fit for the managing director role.”
Damian Broadley stepped down as managing director on June 1, 2020, after six years.
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