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Richard

Dickmann

In 2000, the family now complete with four
children, moved to Beijing. As Business
Development Manager, Richard travelled to
16 of China's 23 provinces.
In 2005, Richard moved to Germany and took
up global product management and travelled
widely, including India and Latin America.
After 19 years overseas, the family then
moved to Australia. He worked with Bayer
CropScience, then in Public and Government
Richard Dickmann is one of the 2018 recipients
Affairs for Bayer Australia.
of the prestigious Hall of Fame Award.
He arrived at Rupertswood in Year 10 in Richard is a recipient if our Hall of Fame Award
for his contribution to Science and sustainable
1974. Richard’s parents knew little about the
Australian education system and had no family agriculture. Through collaborative projects,
regular public speaking engagements, and
experience of higher education. Boarding
school offered a stepping-stone for the family contact with government, Richard is an active
voice that leverages his skills to improve his
into the strange, threatening world of big
city life and each of Richard’s three siblings surroundings.
took that step and boarded at Rupertswood
College.

After two years at school, Richard won a Rotary
Scholarship and lived in California for a year,
where he excelled at tennis, guitar and typing.

After returning and completing Year 12 at
Sunbury, Richard studied Forestry, specialising
in Soil Science, graduating in 1981. His first job
was in outback land mapping and soil erosion
repairs for the Soil Conservation Service of
New South Wales.
Richard met Margaret Fitzgerald at University,
marrying in 1988. They moved to France and
commenced an international career with a
company known today as Bayer.
In the mid 90's, Richard moved to Singapore
and Tokyo where he worked in Regional
Marketing roles, with trips to all major Asian
countries.

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