The Team

A dynamic, experienced, and tech-savvy group of colleagues with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service.

Allan Pettman

CEO

Allan leads the strategy and the corporate direction for Cognito Learning and has responsibility for maintaining and directing the focus of the Cognito Learning family.

Allan has over 20 years of Senior Management experience and is a known and respected figure in the Training & Education sector. Allan has a wealth of experience including setting strategy, leading change and driving innovation in the field of Learning and Organisational development.

Prior to Cognito, Allan held the position of EMEA President at Global Knowledge, the IT and Business Skills training company, where he had been Managing Director of the UK&I division. Previously, he was Managing Director of Parity Training and part of their Senior Management team for nearly 10 years.

Evan Ritchie

Technical Director

Evan is passionate about technology and responsible for ensuring that we deliver first class learning solutions to all of our customers which address their own unique requirements.

Along with his talented team of programmers and technology professionals, he delivers regular releases of highly secure, innovative, fun and engaging new features.

Evan has over 20 years’ experience at IT Director and Management level with Zenith (Leeds) and FMG (Huddersfield). After many years operating in a corporate environment at senior level, Evan decided to revert to his roots and focus on his passion for Software Engineering. Evan is one of the founders of Cognito Learning along with Jonny Jerome.

Kirsty Foster-Jennings

Strategy Director

Kirsty heads up the customer service team and is responsible for the delivery of our customer experience strategy. She is passionate about ensuring that we deliver exceptional customer service and works tirelessly to place the voice of the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Kirsty has over 10 years customer facing experience in the Learning & Development industry, specialising in helping organisations of all sizes and sectors deliver effective outcomes using learning tools. She is extremely customer focussed and is driven to deliver excellent service and results.

CIPD and PRINCE2 qualified, Kirsty has always used her qualifications and experience to enhance organisational processes and gain a better understanding of customer requirements.