Lord Edmund Ironside, born 21.09.1924, died 13.01.2020. Lord Ironside, an active member of House of Lords, joined first Marconi and in 1959 English Electric. On the merger of English Electric, Marconi and LEO Computers to form EELM, Ironside was appointed head of LEO Government Sales, becoming involved in some of the major purchases by the Government of LEO III range computers.