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Early life and education Hogg was born in Surrey, son of Anthony Wentworth Hogg and wife Monica Gladwell....
Sir Christopher Hogg, who has died aged 85, was one of the most principled and disciplined British business leaders of his generation.
Christopher Hogg
British industrialist and business executive (1936–2021)
Sir Christopher Anthony HoggFCSD FCGI (2 August 1936 – 7 December 2021) was a British business executive.[1]
Early life and education
Hogg was born in Surrey, son of Anthony Wentworth Hogg and wife Monica Gladwell.
He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Oxford. He performed his National Service in the Parachute Regiment (1955–1957).[2] Hogg attended IMEDE Business School (Lausanne, 1962), and Harvard University, where he earned his MBA.[3][4][2]
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]