Penny Hughes
British businesswoman
Penny Hughes
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Born |
Penelope Lesley Hughes
1959 (age 63 – 64) [1]
West Kirby
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Cheshire
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Education | Birkenhead High School |
Alma mater | University of Sheffield (BA) |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
Title | Chair, IQ Student Accommodation |
Children | 2 sons |
Penny Hughes CBE (born 1959) is a British businesswoman, and the chair of IQ Student Accommodation . She is the former chair of Aston Martin and The Gym Group .
Early life
Hughes was born in West Kirby , the youngest of three daughters in a middle-class family. [2]
Hughes was educated at Birkenhead High School . [3] [4] While at the school she represented the county at hockey and lacrosse . [3] She earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Sheffield in 1980. [3] [5]
Career
She joined Procter & Gamble , as a technologist, then moved to the sales and marketing department. She was then recruited by the Milk Marketing Board , and later joined Coca-Cola as a brand manager. By 1989, having successfully overseen the merger of the bottling interests of Coca-Cola UK and Schweppes , she was appointed commercial director. In 1993, at the age of 33 she became president of the UK and Ireland businesses of Coca-Cola. [6] [7]
She has been a director of the Bodyshop , GAP , Trinity Mirror , Next , Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken , Vodafone and Reuters . She was a non-executive director of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group between 2010 and 2018 and a member of the boards remuneration committee. [8] She is a non-executive director of Morrisons , Cable & Wireless and Home Retail Group . [3] She is a trustee of the British Museum and president of the Advertising Association . [7]
In February 2018, Hughes was appointed as the chair of IQ Student Accommodation , the UK's largest provider of student housing. [9]
In September 2018, Hughes was appointed as the chair of Aston Martin . [10] In January 2020 it was announced that Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll would replace Hughes as chairman after purchasing a 25% stake in the company. [11] [12] [13]
In July 2022, Hughes stepped down as chair of The Gym Group . [14]
Honours
She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to the media industry. [15] [16]
Personal life
References
- ↑ "Companies House Profile" . Retrieved 14 July 2020 .
- 1 2 "Milk and Coca Cola make Penny Woman of the Year" . Wirral Globe . Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
- 1 2 3 4 "Business big shot: Penny Hughes, incoming non-executive, Wm Morrison" . 16 December 2009 . Retrieved 10 September 2018 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ↑ "Notable alumnae" . gdst.net . 16 February 2016 . Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
- ↑ Sheffield, University of (14 June 2011). "Sporting star and University graduate receives MBE - Latest - News - The University of Sheffield" . www.sheffield.ac.uk . Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
- ↑ "Penny Hughes – Business Speaker" . 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 . Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
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- ↑ Curry, Rhiannon (18 February 2018). "RBS director to chair UK's largest student digs company" . The Telegraph . Retrieved 10 September 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ Neate, Rupert (10 September 2018). "Aston Martin names first female chair as it prepares for £5bn float" . The Guardian . Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
- ↑ "Billionaire Stroll Takes Stake in Aston Martin In $655 Million Rescue Deal" . Forbes . 31 January 2020 . Retrieved 31 January 2020 .
- ↑ "F1 billionaire owner in Aston Martin rescue deal" . BBC News . 31 January 2020 . Retrieved 31 January 2020 .
- ↑ "Aston Martin has been bailed out by Formula 1 billionaire" . CNN. 31 January 2020 . Retrieved 3 February 2020 .
- ↑ Maatouk, Michele. "The Gym Group chair Penny Hughes steps down" . Sharecast News . Retrieved 1 August 2022 .
- ↑ "No. 59808" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 7.
- ↑ "Main list of the 2011 Queen's birthday honours recipients" (PDF) . BBC News UK . Retrieved 11 June 2011 .
- ↑ "Penny Hughes" . growthcompany.co.uk . 1 October 2000 . Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
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