Andrew is Professor of International Management Development, Cranfield University, School of Management.

He was ACT Visiting Professor at the Australian National University, Canberra, was Visiting Professor at Hangzhou University, China, was Visiting Fellow at Babson College, Boston, USA, was Honorary Professorial Fellow, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, was also the H. Smith Richardson Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Creative Leadership, North Carolina, USA.

Andrew is currently Visiting Professor at the University of Ulster, Visiting Scholar in Residence at Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA; Visiting Professor at Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia and Visiting Professor at the University of Pantheon Assas, Paris. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Management, Fellow of the British Psychology Society and Fellow of the British Academy of Management.

Andrew has consulted and lectured in the UK, Europe, the USA, SE Asia, China, Japan, Russia, Georgia, the Gulf States and Australia. He was also Vice Chancellor of the International Academy of Management and has been Chairman of the Division of Occupational Psychology, British Psychological Society, 2001.

His current areas of interest focus on improving the performance of top executives and top executive teams, excellence in consultancy practice, corporate governance and conflict resolution and international relations. His top team database covers 21 nations and many thousands of private and public sector organisations. The study of the strategic skills of top teams has now extended into Japan, China, Hong Kong, Russia, South Africa and the USA. Andrew was embarked on a major world study of boardroom effectiveness and governance practice. A number of governments are participating in this new study, including British Ministers of State. He has been awarded a £2 million research grant to examine Governance and Leadership in the private sector and with governments.

He has published 35 books, 209 articles and 18 monographs, including the best-selling books ‘Essence of Leadership’, ‘Politics of Management’, ‘Working in Organisations’ and ‘The Wealth Creators’. His latest books are entitled, ‘Rice Wine with the Minister’; Leadership Teams’; Leading for Success’; Leading the Board’; Global Boards’; ‘Geopolitics of Governance’; ‘Smart Sourcing: International Best Practice’; ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Reconciling Aspiration with Application’ and ‘Governance, Strategy and Policy: Seven Critical Essays’.

Andrew is co-editor of the Journal of Management Development and Corporate Governance: the International Journal of Business in Society. He also sits on the editorial board of the International Journal of Management Practice, Journal of Change Management, the Leadership and Organisation Development Journal, Thunderbird International Business Review.

He held positions on the boards of a number of companies. He has also been adviser to a Channel 4 business series.

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