Christopher Hogg
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|---|---|
| Born | Christopher Anthony Hogg 2 August 1936 Surrey, England |
| Died | 7 December 2021 (aged 85) |
| Education | Marlborough College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford Harvard University IMEDE Business School |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Sir Christopher Anthony Hogg
Early life and education
Hogg was born in
Business career
Hogg began his career with Philip Hill Higginson Erlangers Ltd (now Hill Samuel & Co Ltd; from 1963 to 1966). 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.[3] [5][6][7]
He later served as a member of the
Hogg 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 to 1999. 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][3]
He was a Non-Executive Director of Air Liquide from 2000 to 2005, and of
Hogg died on 7 December 2021, at the age of 85.[10]
Awards
- Knight Bachelor, 1985
- Honorary Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, 2013[11]
- Hon. DSc., Cranfield Institute of Technology, 1986
- Hon. DSc., Aston University, 1988
- Hon. Fellow, Trinity College, Oxford, 1982
- Hon. FCSD
- Hon. FCGI
Family
Twice married, Hogg was married to Miriam Stoppard from 1997 until his death.[12] He had two daughters from a previous marriage, the younger of whom, Cressida, was married to The Hon. Henry Legge (born 28 December 1968), son of Gerald Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth.[13]
References
- ^ Profile, cricketarchive.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
- ^ a b Profile, debretts.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ a b Profile, bloomberg.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Chairman Mentors International - Board Mentor Sir Christopher Hogg". Chairmanmentors.com. 1 January 1980. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Courtaulds Board Changes /Pr Newswire Uk/". Prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Sir Christopher Hogg awarded ICAEW honorary membership". ICAEW.com. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Profile, chairmanmentors.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
- ^ Profile Archived 20 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, financepractitioner.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
- ^ "HOGG Sir Christopher". Telegraph. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Sir Christopher Hogg awarded honorary membership of the ICAEW, icaew.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
- ^ Miriam Stoppard: "My Perfect Weekend", telegraph.co.uk; accessed 4 April 2016.
- ^ Sir Christopher Hope profile, theguardian.com, 16 May 2004; accessed 4 April 2016.
External links
- Profile, scotsman.com; accessed 4 April 2016.