Charles Jennings

Director, Duntroon Associates

Charles Jennings is the Director of Duntroon Associates, a UK-based Human Capital and L&D consultancy company.

From 2002 to the end of 2008 he was the Global Head Learning for Reuters and Thomson Reuters where he had responsibility for developing learning strategy and leading the learning and development organisation for the 55,000 workforce. He is a leading thinker and practitioner in human capital development, performance and learning.

Charles has deep experience in both the business and L&D practitioner sides of planning and implementing world-class learning solutions for organisations.  He also has knowledge and experience of 'what works' in the world of strategic talent and human capital development.

His career includes roles as the head of the UK National Centre focused on the development of networked learning, as a Professor at Southampton Business School, in senior business roles for global companies, and as an evaluator for the European Commission’s eLearning and eCommerce research initiatives.  He also sits on steering groups, advisory groups, and judging panels for national and international training and learning bodies.

Charles has an impeccable record of developing and implementing leading-edge learning solutions spanning more than 25 years.  In 2008 he was honoured with the UK World of Learning ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Learning Industry’ award in recognition of his work on performance improvement and 'just-in-time' and informal learning.

In 2006 Charles was one of 6 experts invited to be members of the UK Department of Trade & Industry’s Global Watch delegation to the USA on the "Beyond eLearning" mission