Shozo Mori President, Chief Executive Officer Wilson Learning Worldwide Tokyo, Japan		Yoichiro Shimada Director Wilson Learning Japan Tokyo, Japan
Tom Roth President Global Solutions Group Minneapolis, United States		Ed Emde President Wilson Learning Americas Minneapolis, United States

David Yesford

Sr Vice President Global Marketing & Support

Managing Director Wilson Learning India

David Yesford is Sr. Vice President of Wilson Learning Worldwide, Managing Director Wilson Learning India, Pvt Ltd.  With over 24 years of experience developing and implementing human performance solutions around the world, he brings valuable experience, strategic direction and global perspective.  Over the years, David has had strategic roles in our core content areas of Sales and Leadership, as well as eLearning and Strategic Consulting.  David is a current and active member of the Wilson Learning Global Executive Board, with current responsibility at a global level.  He is the contributing author of several books including Win-Win Selling, Versatile Selling, The Social Styles Handbook, and The Sales Training Book 2.  He is a frequent international speaker representing Wilson Learning’s point of view on a variety of issues, including leadership, employee and customer engagement, brand, and strategy implementation. He is published in numerous business publications in the United States, Europe, Latin America and China.

Dr. Michael Leimbach

VP Global Research and Design

Dr. Michael Leimbach provides leadership for researching and designing Wilson Learning’s diagnostic, learning, and performance improvement capabilities. Wilson Learning Worldwide is an international provider of training and development research, materials, and programs. 

Since joining Wilson Learning in 1984, Michael has developed measurement systems in sales, leadership, and organisational development; has managed major concept development research studies in sales effectiveness, collaborative work structures, and performance management; and has also developed Wilson Learning's program evaluation capability, program evaluation system, and return on investment model. Michael has also conducted research and consulting for a wide variety of organizations including DuPont, IBM, Morgan Bank, Honeywell, ANZ Bank (Australia New Zealand Bank), Telecom Australia, Pfizer, and Metropolitan Life.

Michael received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, has published over 50 professional articles and has made presentations for a wide range of professional organizations including American Society of Training and Development National Conferences, Japanese Management Association, University of Minnesota, the Academy of Human Resource Development, and the Minnesota Counsel for Quality.