{"id":5610,"date":"2010-10-14T10:36:45","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T15:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=5610"},"modified":"2010-12-02T11:19:32","modified_gmt":"2010-12-02T16:19:32","slug":"new-dean-of-business-brings-high-hopes-work-ethic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2010\/10\/new-dean-of-business-brings-high-hopes-work-ethic\/","title":{"rendered":"New Dean of Business brings high hopes, work ethic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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"There are lots of wide-open spaces to explore," says Philip Kitchen, who moved from England to Canada to be Brock's Dean of Business.<\/p><\/div>\n

These days, it\u2019s not hard to know where to find Philip Kitchen. The best place to look for him, from the early hours onward, is at work.<\/p>\n

The new Dean of the Faculty of Business arrives at 7 a.m. and leaves late, often taking work home with him. In addition to the new job he started Sept. 1, he is still adding to his considerable list of publishing credits. He has two book projects on the go \u2014 one about marketing communications, and one about marketing theory.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a bit of a workaholic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good trait for the new leader of one of Canada\u2019s youngest and fastest-growing business schools. A recognized marketing communications expert, Kitchen has published 13 books and more than 100 papers in leading journals. He was also listed as one of \u201cThe Top 50 gurus who have influenced the future of marketing\u201d by Marketing Business<\/em> magazine in 2003.<\/p>\n

A native of Cheshire, England, Kitchen first applied to Brock because he wanted to live in Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cI liked the idea of a large country with a small population,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are lots of wide-open spaces to explore.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was drawn to his field, he said, because marketing is the lifeblood of any successful business. There may not be much difference between one cereal or another, or one clothing brand over another, but \u201cwe express ourselves through clothing, and that\u2019s where we enter the world of branding.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Dean, Kitchen would like to see more physical space for the Faculty of Business. He would also like to see a PhD program.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to achieve the best outcomes for this business school within the time frame that I have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

When he does have a rare moment of spare time, the father of two likes to read, cycle, write and garden. He hasn\u2019t had time to do much of that lately, but the \u201coutstanding natural beauty\u201d of Niagara has captured his attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhichever way you go in this area,\u201d he said, \u201cwhether it\u2019s in the direction of Fonthill or Niagara-on-the-Lake, you find really nice things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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