Christopher Hogg

Sir Christopher Anthony Hogg, Hon DSc, Hon FCSD, Hon FCGI (born 2 August 1936)[1] is a British industrialist and business executive.

Business career

Hogg began his career with Philip Hill Higginson Erlangers Ltd (now Hill Samuel & Co Ltd; from 1963–66). Sir Christopher Hogg 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][3][4]

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.

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.[5]

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.[6][7]

Education

Hogg attended Marlborough College and Trinity College, Oxford. He attended IMEDE Business School (Lausanne, 1962), before heading off to Harvard University, where he earned his MBA.[7][8]

Other

Hogg performed his National Service in the Parachute Regiment (1955–57).[8]

Awards

Family

Twice married, Hogg has been married to Miriam Stoppard since 1997.[10] 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.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Profile, cricketarchive.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chairman Mentors International - Board Mentor Sir Christopher Hogg". Chairmanmentors.com. 1980-01-01. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  3. ↑ "Courtaulds Board Changes /Pr Newswire Uk/". Prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  4. ↑ "Sir Christopher Hogg awarded ICAEW honorary membership". ICAEW.com. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  5. ↑ Profile, chairmanmentors.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Profile, financepractitioner.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
  7. 1 2 Profile, bloomberg.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
  8. 1 2 Profile, debretts.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Sir Christopher Hogg awarded honorary membership of the ICAEW, icaew.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Miriam Stoppard: "My Perfect Weekend", telegraph.co.uk; accessed 4 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Sir Christopher Hope profile, theguardian.com, 16 May 2004; accessed 4 April 2016.

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