Leon Ayo is Director of International Development at Hoffmann Reed – a global leadership advisory business providing leadership acquisition, leadership assessment, leadership development and HR consulting services.

Leon has consulted and led teams across four continents specialising in Leadership, Executive Search & Assessment, High Performance Culture, Agile Thinking, Entrepreneurship and helping organisations navigate the 4^th Industrial Revolution.

In addition, he is President of the British Chambers of Business in Africa and is currently a visiting Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg. He holds non-executive director positions with organisations in the UK, Europe and the Middle East

He is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, where he was awarded a British Army languages scholarship, earning an MA in French & Diplomatic Studies. He holds an Executive MBA from Warwick Business School, University of Warwick and is also an alumnus of IMD.