Last
month,
I
reported
on
key
hires
and
a
rebranding
at
The
Masters
Conference,
a
legal
education
and
thought
leadership
forum,
as
it
announced
its
new
identity
as
Masters
LegalAI
and
brought
on
legal
industry
veteran Kevin
Vermeulen as
its
new
chief
executive
officer,
along
with
Mike
Dalewitz,
a
veteran
e-discovery
entrepreneur,
as
its
executive
chairman.
Now,
the
organization
has
made
another
key
hire,
appointing
Henry
Dicker,
who
long
ran
ALM’s
LegalTech
conferences
(later
renamed
Legalweek),
as
senior
vice
president
of
strategy
and
partnerships.
In
his
new
role,
the
company
said,
Dicker
will
focus
on
aligning
people,
markets
and
execution
to
drive
sustainable
growth
and
strengthen
Masters
LegalAI’s
position
as
a
leading
legal
industry
organization.
“We
are
thrilled
to
welcome
Henry
Dicker
to
our
executive
team,”
Vermeulen
said
in
a
statement.
“His
proven
ability
to
turn
complexity
into
durable
growth
is
exactly
what
we
need
as
we
enter
our
next
phase
of
expansion.”
Dicker
was
with
ALM
for
17
years,
from
1998
to
2016,
where
he
last
held
the
position
of
senior
vice
president,
global
services.
Under
his
leadership,
he
oversaw
the
growth
of
the
LegalTech
conference
from
a
trade
show
to
a
leading
event
for
law
firms,
corporate
legal
departments
and
technology
companies.
According
to
his
LinkedIn
profile,
he
was
responsible
at
ALM
for
a
revenue
portfolio
of
more
than
$25
million,
building
and
scaling
more
than
300
conferences
across
North
America,
Europe,
Asia
and
South
America.
He
also
established
and
developed
ALM’s
Business
of
Law
consultancy.
After
leaving
ALM,
Dicker
served
in
a
series
of
executive
roles.
As
group
president
of
Nexem
Legal
and
chief
client
engagement
officer
at
Lowers
Risk
Group,
he
modernized
legacy
businesses,
launched
technology-enabled
and
recurring-revenue
services,
and
helped
achieve
double-digit
growth.
Most
recently,
as
president
of
Bobit
Business
Media,
Dicker
led
the
transformation
of
its
event
portfolio,
restoring
profitability
and
positioning
the
business
for
a
successful
exit.