The Academy offers a range of online and face to face training and development tools to accelerate your IQPC career. It’s where you go for inspiration, insights and influence if you want to be a next generation leader.
In addition to providing ongoing coaching, mentoring and on-the-job training, you’ll also have access to The Academy, IQPC’s in-house training and development centre.
Run by a dedicated team, with the backing and support of the CEO and key business leaders, the Academy is somewhere everyone in the business can go to tap into best practice training and development tools, and network with colleagues and peers globally.
Developing talent is a top business priority.
Our most talented people from around the world attend intensive residential accelerator courses covering top sales, management and marketing techniques created specifically for the IQPC environment.
Academy trainers are people who’ve excelled and led from the front within the business. People with a history of delivering value and commercial success. People that you’ll be able to relate to and learn from.
Meet some of Our Trainers…
Iain Alexander,
Global Head of Sales
Iain began his sales career in the UK in financial services in 1984, where he built and ran a highly successful sales force of more than 250 top commission-based sales people. In 1995, he established Sell Tech, a business consultancy that specialises in customer acquisition. Iain has worked with many major companies throughout Europe and the USA, including the Carphone Warehouse UK and Reed Exhibitions delivering value led results focused advice and solutions. He is now Global Head of Sales with IQPC and works closely with the Academy on Global Skill Development.
Marcus Magee,
Regional Marketing Director and Global Head of Marketing Training
Marcus joined IQPC in 2002 having previously worked with Ovum Australia, a part of Datamonitor, one of the world's leading business information providers. Marcus began as a Marketing Manager and within a year assumed the role of Marketing Director for IQPC's Singapore office, where profits tripled in less than 2 years. In 2005 he became Regional Marketing Director, Australasia, overseeing the marketing for Singapore, Shanghai and Sydney, then in 2007 added the responsibility of Global Marketing Trainer to his remit. Retaining his dual roles, Marcus now resides in London and has oversight for the London, Berlin and Stockholm marketing departments.
Esther Smith,
Head of Talent Management, The Academy
Esther joined IQPC in 1998 with little more than a year’s working experience to her name. Starting as a conference producer, Esther quickly moved into a management role and developed a highly successful Oil & Gas Division in the UK and Asia. She became Managing Director, Singapore in 2002 and subsequently tripled profits in less than 2 years. In 2006 she became Regional Managing Director, Middle East and Asia. Esther had her first child in 2007 and on return from maternity took up her current position, where she now focuses full time on developing management teams across the global business.
Besides offering residential courses and online tools, the Academy is a Talent Management Partner to the business.
Once you’ve been identified as a future business leader, the Academy will step in to monitor and support your development. Ensuing you not only know where you are going, but that you have the tools to get there.