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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), an organizational member and accredited standards developer of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has announced the appointment of Brian Dickson to the newly created position chief of corporate solutions and strategic partnerships. In his new role, Mr. Dickson will develop and implement SHRM's corporate sales and training programs and oversee strategic business partnerships.

Prior to joining SHRM, Mr. Dickson served as a vice president at Celerant Consulting, a partner at Federal Management Partners, an account executive for IBM Business Consulting Services, a partner for PriceWaterhouseCoopers Consulting, and a foreign service officer for the U.S. State Department. He holds a master's degree in foreign service with a concentration in national security studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Wabash College in Indiana.

"I'm looking forward to working with my SHRM colleagues to expand SHRM's engagement with corporations, governments, and non-profit organizations," said Mr. Dickson.

SHRM is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management, representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries. The society serves the needs of human resource professionals and advances their interests through leadership, education, research, advocacy, partnerships, and other activities.

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