A highly experienced and successful sales leader. Leon has led sales teams and managed client relationships across the majority of industry's for IBM including global responsibility for two of IBM's largest Insurance clients. He has consistently partnered with clients to bring them industry leading solutions spanning IBM's entire portfolio including large infrastructure outsources. Leon currently is a member of the senior leadership team within IBM's UKI software group leading the IBM software sales business unit responsible for Insurance and Financial Services clients. He also successfully completed an MBA in 2010 through Warwick Business School. Specialties: Solution sales and Sales Leadership.

Business Unit Executive - Insurance and Financial Services, IBM Software Group UKI @ A member of the senior leadership team within IBM's UKI software group leading the software sales business unit responsible for Insurance and Financial Services clients. My team partner with our Financial Services and Insurance clients to understand their challenges, and their goals, and bring to them the Industry's leading software solutions. From January 2013 to Present (3 years) London, United KingdomSales Manager, London and South East @ Management of a highly experienced team of Client Executives: My team manage the relationships of select key clients and are responsible for the entire breadth of IBM's solutions to these clients. The team represent the majority of industry's including Financial services, Retail, Consumer Products, Industrial, Media and Communications and Service Providers. From January 2011 to January 2013 (2 years 1 month) Global Client Executive for RSA and Legal and General @ Management of the RSA and Legal & General Insurance accounts globally for IBM From June 2010 to March 2011 (10 months) Client Executive for Legal and General @ Client Executive within the IBM Insurance sector managing the Legal and General account From January 2009 to September 2010 (1 year 9 months) Client Executive @ New business and winback. Responsibility for creating new client relationships and selling across all of IBM's solutions and portfolio. Industry specialisation in retail and distribution/manufacturing, industrial and mining, computer services, travel and transport and service providers. From September 2007 to December 2008 (1 year 4 months) Client Manager @ Developing IBM's Strategic and focus accounts as well as new business/winback accounts. Responsibility for creating new client relationships and selling across all of IBM's solutions and portfolio. Industry specialisation in retail and distribution/manufacturing, industrial and mining, computer services, travel and transport and service providers. From December 2002 to August 2007 (4 years 9 months) ISV account manager @ Managing a portfolio of fifty Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s) throughout IBM’s North Region (UK, Netherlands, Ireland and South Africa. These ranged from UK based software companies to worldwide vendors From January 2002 to December 2002 (1 year) Server sales specialist @ Selling IBM’s eServer brand to medium and large sized businesses on a territory basis. From October 2000 to December 2001 (1 year 3 months) Finance Manager @ Position held was a Self-Employed Business Manager representing GE Capital and the Bank of Scotland. Implemented sales procedures and systems within the sales environment, working alongside the Finance Director. Responsibilities included the running of the finance department, direct sales and sales analysis From July 2000 to October 2000 (4 months) Project manager @ Employed into Computacenter's graduate program. Responsibilities included co-ordinating projects for multinational companies using Computacenter’s Pride (project) Methodology as well as the PRINCE methodologies. Projects co-ordinated included: Cisco systems, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Casenove bank, Scottish and Southern Energy, Cable and Wireless and BP. From June 1999 to October 2000 (1 year 5 months) General Manager @ A series of part time and full time positions during and after University including a one year placement Responsibility of three managers and twenty-two members of staff, the position entailed the overall running and long term strategic goal setting of their entertainment centre's From July 1996 to June 1999 (3 years)

MBA @ University of Warwick - Warwick Business School From 2007 to 2010 Bsc (hons), Graphic media, business and publishing @ University of Hertfordshire From 1994 to 1998 Leon Butler is skilled in: Solution Selling, New Business Development, Customer Relations, Outsourcing Management, Selling, Sales Management, Team Leadership, Complex Solutions, Competitive Strategy, Business Strategy, Account Management, Change Management, Channel Partners, Cloud Computing, Customer Service