Cressida Hogg
{{Short description|British businesswoman}}
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Cressida Mary Hogg CBE is a British businesswoman, who has served as the Chair of BAE Systems since May 2023.
Early life and education
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
Between 1995 and 2014 Hogg worked at 3i Group plc, ending her career there as managing partner in 3i's Infrastructure Division.{{Cite news |last=Chassany |first=Anne-Sylvaine |date=12 February 2014 |title=Cressida Hogg quits private equity group 3i |url=https://www.ft.com/content/c82b7ecc-93de-11e3-bf0c-00144feab7de |work=Financial Times}} From 2014 to 2018 she served as global head of infrastructure at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.London Stock Exchange Group [https://www.lseg.com/en/media-centre/press-releases/2019/london-stock-exchange-group-plc-board-appointment#:~:text=London%20Stock%20Exchange%20Group%20plc%20(LSEG)%20today%20announces%20that%20Cressida,to%20the%20Board%20of%20LSEG. Announcement], 8 March 2019
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.Sylvia Pfeifer, [https://www.ft.com/content/baee1e21-bb5b-477a-8b04-a6400632239f BAE set to name Cressida Hogg as first female chair], Financial Times, 27 July 2022 She is the first female chair of the company.{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/business/bae-systems-confirms-appointment-of-first-female-chair-as-profit-rise-b2133117.html |title=BAE Systems confirms appointment of first female chair as profit rise |date=28 July 2022 |last=Williams |first=Holly |work=The Independent}}
Other board roles have included non-executive directorships at Anglian Water Group (2007–2018), Land Securities Group plc (2014–2023; chair, 2018-2023Tom Knowles, [https://www.thetimes.com/article/landsecs-days-of-arrested-development-are-set-to-end-5sd8p0n0z Landsec’s days of arrested development are set to end], The Times, 16 May 2018.Landsec [https://landsec.com/media/press-releases/2023/landsec-notice-directorate-change-appointment-non-executive-director-and press release], 20 January 2023), Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd (2015–2018), Troy Asset Management Ltd (2018- ),Troy Asset Management [https://www.taml.co.uk/about-us/our-team/?_team_filter=the-board web-site], accessed on 29 October 2024 and London Stock Exchange Group plc (2019- ).
Personal
Hogg is married to Henry Legge KC, a barrister.
Hogg was appointed CBE in the 2014 New Year Honours list, for services to Infrastructure Investment and Policy.London Gazette [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60728/supplement/8\ Supplement 60728, p.8]
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Category:British women business executives
Category:Alumni of St John's College, Oxford
Category:Alumni of London Business School