About the directors
 Bob Dignen |
Bob was born in Bahrain in 1963. He studied English and Literary Theory at Leicester University, obtaining a BA and MA. In 1990 he entered teaching and spent one year in Eastern Germany teaching business English within a government re-development programme for this region. Since then he has travelled widely - to France, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Russia and Ukraine - providing tailored language training to a wide range of professional and technical personnel.
In 1994 he began working for York Associates as a freelancer, joining as a partner in 2000. His responsibilities are focused on developing business in the Scandinavian region. Increasingly, he is specialising in offering intercultural training courses and delivers a number of International Project Management seminars in Germany each year. He is a member of the Team Management Systems network and also an accredited consultant for The International Profiler.
Bob is also the author of a number of titles in the Down to Business Minimax series, a reference guide for learners of professional English. He also contributes articles on business communication to specialist publications on a regular basis. Recently he has been writing to produce a blended learning concept which involves providing an electronic version of seven Minimax titles.
