Stephen Wrench
About Stephen Wrench
Stephen Wrench is a Senior Manager at Expedia Group and Vrbo, with extensive experience in learning research, instructional design, and business development consulting.
Current Title and Roles
Stephen Wrench is the Senior Manager of TPG Learning Design at Expedia Group since 2020, where he operates out of London, England. He also concurrently holds the position of Global Training Manager, CE Passports at Vrbo starting from 2019, also based in London. His dual roles encompass leading learning design initiatives and global training management in these organizations.
Previous Positions and Experience
Stephen Wrench previously worked at HomeAway as a Global Training Manager for the CE Passports Program from 2018 to 2019. Before that, he served as a Training & Content Specialist at HomeAway.co.uk from 2014 to 2018. Additionally, Stephen worked at Informa as a Distance Learning Course Producer for five years, from 2009 to 2014. Early in his career, he was an L&D Consultant at Auridian Training & Consulting across Sydney, Australia, and Paris, France from 2006 to 2009, and he managed the NSW Learning Centre at Flight Centre Ltd. in Sydney from 2004 to 2006.
Educational Background
Stephen Wrench holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from UNSW, where he studied from 1990 to 1993. He also attended Université Paris - Sorbonne in 1989 for a brief period. His formative education was completed at Knox Grammar School, where he studied from 1983 to 1988.
Expertise and Skills
Stephen Wrench has extensive expertise in learning research and development, instructional design, and business development consulting. His professional skills include coordinating learning programs and managing training operations. He has a proven track record of presenting training courses, conference sessions, workshops, and seminars, highlighting his strong background in the field of learning and development.