Christopher Hogg

Sir Christopher Anthony Hogg (born 2 August 1936)[1] is a British business executive.

Early life and education

Hogg was born in Surrey, the son of Anthony Wentworth Hogg and Monica Gladwell. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Oxford. He attended IMEDE Business School (Lausanne, 1962), and Harvard University, where he earned his MBA.[2][3][4]

Business career

Hogg began his career with Philip Hill Higginson Erlangers Ltd (now Hill Samuel & Co Ltd; from 1963–66). He worked for Courtaulds from 1968 onwards, then Europe's largest textile company. He became a Director in 1973, was appointed Chief Executive in 1979 and became Executive Chairman on 1 January 1980. He retired as Chief Executive in 1991.[2] [5][6][7]

He later served as a member of the Department of Industry's Industrial Development Advisory Board from 1976-80. He was a member of JP Morgan's International Advisory Council from 1988 to 2003.[2]

He served as a Non-Executive Director of the Bank of England from March 1992 for a four-year term and a Trustee of the Ford Foundation from 1987-99. He joined the board of Allied Domecq in 1995 and was its Chairman from 1996 until March 2002. He was a Non-Executive Director of Reuters Group from 1984 and its Chairman from 1985 to 2004, and later served as Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council from 2006 to April 2010.[8][2]

Hogg was a Non-Executive Director of Air Liquide from 2000–05, and of SmithKline Beecham from 1993 to 2000. He was a Non-Executive Director of GlaxoSmithKline from 2000, and its Chairman between 2002-04. Hogg chaired the National Theatre from 1995 to 2004.[9][3]

Other

Hogg performed his National Service in the Parachute Regiment (1955–57).[4]

Awards

Family

Twice married, Hogg has been married to Miriam Stoppard since 1997.[11] He has two daughters from a previous marriage, the younger of whom, Cressida, is married to The Hon Henry Legge (born 28 December 1968), son of Gerald Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth.[12]

References
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  2. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1937. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
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  5. "Chairman Mentors International - Board Mentor Sir Christopher Hogg". Chairmanmentors.com. 1980-01-01. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  6. "Courtaulds Board Changes /Pr Newswire Uk/". Prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  7. "Sir Christopher Hogg awarded ICAEW honorary membership". ICAEW.com. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  8. Profile, chairmanmentors.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
  9. Profile Archived 2016-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, financepractitioner.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
  10. Sir Christopher Hogg awarded honorary membership of the ICAEW, icaew.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
  11. Miriam Stoppard: "My Perfect Weekend", telegraph.co.uk; accessed 4 April 2016.
  12. Sir Christopher Hope profile, theguardian.com, 16 May 2004; accessed 4 April 2016.
  • Profile, scotsman.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
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