Framingham, MA & London, UK− July 09, 2015− RAIN Group, a global sales training and performance improvement company, has announced that it has expanded its operations in EMEA with a new office in London. Mike Jones, a highly skilled sales trainer and consultant, has been named practice director of its operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

“I am thrilled to be a part of the RAIN Group team,” Jones said. “I have been running a consulting and sales training company for 11 years and in that time I have never encountered a firm with such a devotion to excellence and such responsiveness as the team here. The RAIN Group Center for Sales Research and online resources are also a huge benefit to me and my clients, and I am proud to carry the flag in UK and Ireland.”

Jones has more than 28 years of experience in sales and has held senior sales and marketing roles at Ernst & Young, Zurich Financial Services, St James’s Place Capital, and Tite & Lewis. In 2004, he started his own sales consulting and sales training company in London, and has worked with some of the most well-known firms across the UK and Ireland, including Deloitte, BDO, Squire Patton Boggs, Towers Watson, Baker Tilly, DLA Piper, and dozens of others. Jones also provides business development coaching for consultants, lawyers, accountants, and other sales professionals.

“It’s great to have Mike on board,” said John Doerr, president of RAIN Group and bestselling author of “Insight Selling.” “His entrepreneurial spirit and sales training experience are not only an asset to our team, but also to the success of our clients. He brings a wealth of knowledge about complex sales, particularly in the professional services sector, and is crucial to our expansion in EMEA.”

The London office is one of five global RAIN Group offices. Headquartered in the greater Boston, MA area, other office locations include Geneva, Sydney, Mumbai, and Johannesburg. RAIN Group continues to expand both domestically and abroad.