Sir Christopher Anthony Hogg (2 August 1936 – 7 December 2021) was a British business executive.

Early life and education

Hogg was born in

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, son of Anthony Wentworth Hogg and wife Monica Gladwell. He was educated at

Marlborough College Marlborough College is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Independent school (United Kingdom), independent boarding school) for pupils aged 13 to 18 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Founded in 1843 for the sons of Church ...

and

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. He performed his National Service in the Parachute Regiment (1955–1957).Profile
debretts.com; accessed 4 April 2016. Hogg attended IMEDE Business School (Lausanne, 1962), and

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

, where he earned his

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

Business career

Hogg began his career with Philip Hill Higginson Erlangers Ltd (now Hill Samuel & Co Ltd; from 1963–1966). 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. He later served as a member of the

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's Industrial Development Advisory Board from 1976-1980. He was a member of

JP Morgan JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware. As of 2022, JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the United States, the wo ...

's International Advisory Council from 1988 to 2003. Hogg served as a Non-Executive Director of the

Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and still one of the bankers for the Government of ...

from March 1992 for a four-year term and a Trustee of the Ford Foundation from 1987-1999. He joined the board of

Allied Domecq Allied Domecq PLC was an international company, headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom, that operated spirits, wine, and quick service restaurant businesses. It was once a FTSE 100 Index constituent but has been acquired by Pernod Ricard. They ...

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.Profile
chairmanmentors.com; accessed 4 April 2016. He was a Non-Executive Director of Air Liquide from 2000–2005, and of

SmithKline Beecham GSK plc, formerly GlaxoSmithKline plc, is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with global headquarters in London, England. Established in 2000 by a merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. GSK is the tent ...

from 1993 to 2000. He was a Non-Executive Director of

GlaxoSmithKline GSK plc, formerly GlaxoSmithKline plc, is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with global headquarters in London, England. Established in 2000 by a merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. GSK is the ten ...

from 2000, and its Chairman between 2002-04. Hogg chaired the National Theatre from 1995 to 2004.Profile
, financepractitioner.com; accessed 4 April 2016.Profile
bloomberg.com; accessed 4 April 2016. Hogg died on 7 December 2021, at the age of 85.

Awards

Knight Bachelor The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are the ...

, 1985 * Honorary Member of the

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is a professional membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports chartered accountants and students around the world. As of July 2022, it has over 198,000 members ...

, 2013 * Hon. DSc.,

Cranfield Institute of Technology , mottoeng = After clouds light , established = 1946 - College of Aeronautics 1969 - Cranfield Institute of Technology (gained university status by royal charter) 1993 - Cranfield University (adopted current name) , type = Public research uni ...

, 1986 * Hon. DSc.,

Aston University Aston University (abbreviated as ''Aston''. for post-nominals) is a public research university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first c ...

, 1988 * Hon. Fellow,

, 1982 * Hon. FCSD * Hon. FCGI

Family

Twice married, Hogg was married to

Miriam Stoppard Miriam, Lady Hogg ( Stern; formerly Stoppard; born 12 May 1937), known professionally by her former married name Miriam Stoppard, is an English medical doctor, journalist, author and television presenter. Early life and medical career Miria ...

from 1997 until his death. 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 Gerald Humphry Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth FCA (26 April 1924 – 14 December 1997), styled Viscount Lewisham between 1958 and 1962, was a British peer and businessman. Background and education Legge was the only son of Humphry Legge, 8th Earl ...

.Sir Christopher Hope profile
theguardian.com, 16 May 2004; accessed 4 April 2016.

References

External links

Profile
scotsman.com; accessed 4 April 2016. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hogg, Christopher 1936 births 2021 deaths British chief executives 20th-century British Army personnel Knights Bachelor Businesspeople awarded knighthoods Harvard Business School alumni Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford People educated at Marlborough College Businesspeople from Surrey