Christopher Hogg
 Christopher Hogg      (businessman) | |
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| Born | 2 August 1936 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Marlborough College, Trinity College (Oxford), IMEDE Business School, Harvard University |
Sir Christopher Anthony Hogg is a British business executive[1], who has been executive both at Big Pharma GlaxoSmithKline and at the very strategic news agency Reuters.
The Guardian described him as "very much public school man" and wrote in 2004: "It has become almost fashionable to say nasty things about Sir Christopher Hogg, boss of two of Britain's largest public companies, GlaxoSmithKline and Reuters. Hardly surprising, as both groups have been mired in public controversy over fat-cat pay awards to senior executives, and have failed to live up to the expectations of their shareholders."[2]
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.[3][4][5]
Hogg performed his National Service in the Parachute Regiment (1955–57).[5]
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.[3] [6][7][8]
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.[3]
He was 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 sat on the panel to select the current BBC chairman[9]. 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.[10][3] With both Rupert Murdoch and the late Robert Maxwell on his board, Hogg learned how to keep order. When Murdoch lifted his shareholding from the maximum 15% to 23%, the chairman forced the press baron to sell down.[9]
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.[11][4]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1991 | 6 June 1991 | 9 June 1991 | Germany Baden-Baden Steigenberger Hotel Badischer Hof | The 39th Bilderberg, 114 guests |
| Bilderberg/1998 | 14 May 1998 | 17 May 1998 | Scotland Turnberry | The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington |
References
- ↑ Profile, cricketarchive.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/may/16/theobserver.observerbusiness15
- ↑ a b c d Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1937.
- ↑ a b Profile, bloomberg.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
- ↑ a b Profile, debretts.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
- ↑ http://www.chairmanmentors.com/mentor-sir-christopher-hogg.php
- ↑ http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/courtaulds-board-changes-156345995.html
- ↑ http://www.icaew.com/en/archive/about-icaew/newsroom/press-releases/2013-press-releases/sir-christopher-hogg-awarded-icaew-honorary-membership
- ↑ a b https://www.scotsman.com/business/profile-sir-christopher-hogg-2455095
- ↑ Profile, chairmanmentors.com; accessed 4 April 2016.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160420144226/http://www.financepractitioner.com/contributor-biographies/sir-christopher-hogg
