As the director of Cegos international projects business, I am working everyday with Corporate L&D managers and with our teams worldwide. 

My job consists in finding out & deploying internationally the right learning solutions to improve companies’ business results & agility & to develop people’s talent and engagement. In the context of the ongoing revolution of the L&D function, I see myself as a change agent who enables the adoption & the deployment of innovative learning solutions. This I am highly committed to and passionate about.

The ambition of this blog is to share thoughts, ideas & return on experience coming from hundreds of challenging training projects led by our teams worldwide.

Patrick is an advocate of digital learning and digital transformation: trends, strategies, key success factors…
He helps organisations to define and implement their learning strategies and their L&D projects.
He is co-author of a book “Digital new Horizon” (Pearson, 2017) as well as blog writer (e-learning news, formation pro, communication digitale, global L&D blog).

Francis joined Cegos in 2001, following a 20-year career in financial services. During that career, he balanced multi-million pound budgets and was responsible for thousands of staff, as well as managing organisational change and driving sales and productivity.
Working in all aspects of the business – including management, strategic planning, sales and operations – gave Francis a solid understanding of the business world; an understanding he now puts to use on behalf of Cegos and its clients in both the UK and globally. Appointed as Managing Director of Cegos UK in 2004, he also serves as a Group Committee Member for the whole group.
Francis is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Banking, as well as holding a wide range of qualifications and certifications in coaching, neuro-linguistics programming, MBTI, SDI and DiSC.
His combination of real-life business acumen and training expertise make him a much sought after consultant, specialising in devising and delivering challenging programmes for senior and high potential leaders. He also trains in management, strategic planning, cultural awareness, communications, sales, negotiation and customer services, among others.