Cressida Hogg
Cressida Mary Hogg CBE is a British businesswoman, who has served as the Chair of BAE Systems plc since May 2023.
Origins and education
[edit]Hogg is the daughter of Sir Christopher Hogg and Anne Cathie. She studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics as an undergraduate at St John's College, Oxford (BA, 1990), before receiving an MBA at London Business School (1995).
Career
[edit]Between 1995 and 2014 Hogg worked at 3i Group plc, ending her career there as managing partner in 3i's Infrastructure Division.[1] From 2014 to 2018 she served as global head of infrastructure at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.[2]
She became chair of BAE Systems plc in May 2023, having joined the board as a non-executive director and chair-designate in November 2022.[3] She is the first female chair of the company.[4]
Other board roles have included non-executive directorships at Anglian Water Group (2007–2018), Land Securities Group plc (2014–2023; chair, 2018-2023[5][6]), Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd (2015–2018), Troy Asset Management Ltd (2018- ),[7] and London Stock Exchange Group plc (2019- ).[2]
Honours
[edit]Hogg was appointed CBE in the 2014 New Year Honours list, for services to Infrastructure Investment and Policy.[8]
Personal
[edit]Hogg is married to Henry Legge KC, a barrister.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Chassany, Anne-Sylvaine (12 February 2014). "Cressida Hogg quits private equity group 3i". Financial Times.
- ^ a b London Stock Exchange Group Announcement, 8 March 2019
- ^ Sylvia Pfeifer, BAE set to name Cressida Hogg as first female chair, Financial Times, 27 July 2022
- ^ Williams, Holly (28 July 2022). "BAE Systems confirms appointment of first female chair as profit rise". The Independent.
- ^ a b Tom Knowles, Landsec’s days of arrested development are set to end, The Times, 16 May 2018.
- ^ Landsec press release, 20 January 2023
- ^ Troy Asset Management web-site, accessed on 29 October 2024
- ^ London Gazette Supplement 60728, p.8