Stephen Dando

Executive Vice President and Chief HR Officer


Thomson Reuters

Stephen Dando is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Thomson Reuters. He joined Reuters in April 2006. Before Reuters he joined the BBC in 2001 where he was Director, BBC People. He was a member of the BBC's Executive Board and Director of the BBC Pension Trust. Mr. Dando led the transformation of the human resources function and implemented the BBC's largest ever leadership training program, which won a World of Learning award in 2004. His career has focused on change management and people development within large organizations, including Guinness Ltd, UDV Europe and Diageo. He received his MBA from the University of Edinburgh in 1990. In 2009 he was voted in the top 15 most influential HR practitioners in the industry by readers of HR Magazine in the UK as well as one of PersonnelToday’s ‘top 40 power players’ in HR.

Personnel Today comments; “Change specialist Dando has had his hands full integrating the work practices and HR departments at information suppliers Reuters and Thomson, following an £8.7bn takeover in 2007. There’s no doubting Dando’s pedigree, having steered the BBC through a massive transformation before joining Reuters and boasting extensive experience at major brands Guinness and Diageo”

Thomson Reuters is an information company created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TRI). Operational HQ is in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Thomson Reuters operates in 93 countries, and has over 50,000 employees.