Andrew Dyckhoff

Andrew is passionate about the impact of exceptional leadership within organisations because great leaders build on their strengths to deliver twice the profits generated by “good” business leaders. Clients and colleagues value Andrew’s ability to cut quickly to the heart of the matter and empathise with their situation. He has a wide range of experience having worked in consumer and healthcare businesses from “large corporate” to “start up”. He has had a variety of roles from CEO, to administrative, finance, marketing and frontline sales with experience in working with different cultures (North America/Europe/Asia) with fluent German and competent French. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, (Price Waterhouse), Andrew spent 10 years as Finance Director of Olympus UK. While FD, he also ran the Microscope business; increasing sales and profits by 50% in two years. His first move into full time general management was as CEO of Olympus Switzerland. After a successful business turnaround, Andrew returned to the UK as head of Olympus Diagnostics, helping to grow the business by 30% p.a. over 3 years. Andrew built a new global business in electronic blood transfusion safety. Initially conceived as a means of differentiating the £300m Diagnostic business, Olympus Osyris continues to lead as a best practice model for patient safety throughout the world. In 2006, Andrew established Biz4green, dedicated to reduce the impact of business on the environment while reducing overhead cost. Andrew has been a non-exec Director of Mencap since 1988 and is a committee member of the City Institute of Directors. He helps to run the Network of Entrepreneurial Talent (NET) formed to support social entrepreneurs around the world. Andrew is married to Anne, whom he met at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. They have 3 children, various pets and a 1963 Triumph Vitesse convertible.