Edward Locke is the Managing Partner of Warner Development and is responsible for overall management and strategic planning for the company. He came to Warner in 2008 as a seasoned executive with over twenty-five years of operational leadership and management consulting experience. He has served in senior management for both large and small enterprises including MCI, Towers Perrin and most recently Morehead Associates. In each instance, he has brought success to the company by building and investing in the sales and marketing function. His insights for developing successful sales forces have been embedded into Warner’s training.
As the Senior Vice President for Morehead Associates, a $7 Million annual revenue Healthcare Professional Services firm, his leadership increased new account sales by over 50% per year, closing at a rate of 80% on qualified opportunities, with 50% signing multi-year agreements.
While a Principal at Towers Perrin, a global management consulting firm with over $1.3 Billion in revenue and 9000 employees, he identified and closed six and seven figure consulting projects with Fortune 500 companies such as Pfizer, Astra Zeneca, Glaxo Smith Kline, and United Health Care. He developed a specialty practice niche serving sales and marketing functions within the Pharmaceutical Industry.