Leo Watson

Leo Watson is an experienced sales and project management professional with a robust background in the industrial gas sector. Currently serving as Director of Sales at Messer Americas since August 2019, Leo Watson leads a nine-member technical sales team across 13 states, focusing on value selling techniques. Prior to this role, Leo Watson spent over two decades at Linde Americas, holding various leadership positions including Head of Project Execution, Global Project Manager, and General Manager for Western Canada, where responsibilities encompassed project management, profit and loss, and strategic planning. Leo Watson's career began in the US Navy as a Nuclear Power Submarine Officer, and educational qualifications include an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS in Civil Engineering from Drexel University.