Charles Jennings is the Director of Duntroon Associates, a UK-based Learning & Development and Human Capital consultancy company.
For eight years until the end of 2008 he was the Chief Learning Officer for Reuters and Thomson Reuters where he had responsibility for developing the global learning and performance strategy and leading the learning organisation for the company’s 55,000 workforce.
Charles’ career includes roles as head of the UK national centre for the development of network-based learning, as an academic working in learning innovation for 15 years and a Professor at Southampton Business School, in senior business roles for global companies, and as an evaluator for the European Commission’s learning, performance and eCommerce research initiatives. He also sits on steering groups and advisory boards for national and international training and learning bodies throughout the world.
Charles has been developing and implementing leading-edge learning and performance 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, '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 as part of the "Beyond eLearning" mission.