Ward succeeds Leyshon as CBSbutler MD

Bernard Ward joins technical recruiter CBSbutler as UK managing director, succeeding long-standing incumbent David Leyshon, who takes up the position of chairman.
Wed, 18 Feb 2015
Bernard Ward joins technical recruiter CBSbutler as UK managing director, succeeding long-standing incumbent David Leyshon, who takes up the position of chairman.

Ward joins from Reed Global where he held the post of regional managing director for EMEA (Europe, Middle-East and Africa).

Ward’s primary operational responsibilities include driving company growth.
 
Leyshon has managed the company since 2003, leading the management buy-out of Butler International (UK) that year, acquiring CBS Appointments the following year and then merging the two companies to become CBSbutler.

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