Nigel Northridge

Nigel Northridge
Born	Nigel Hargreaves Northridge January 1956 (age 68–69)
Nationality	British
Education	Sullivan Upper School, Belfast
Alma mater	Northern Ireland Polytechnic
Occupation	Businessman
Title	Chairman, Hogg Robinson Group
Board member of	Hogg Robinson Group Inchcape Scandinavian Tobacco Group

Nigel Hargreaves Northridge (born January 1956)[1] is a British businessman, the chairman of Hogg Robinson Group since April 2016, and was the chairman of the British multinational department store chain, Debenhams from April 2010 to April 2016.[2][3]

Early life

Nigel Hargreaves Northridge was born in January 1956.[4][1] He was educated at Sullivan Upper School, Belfast, followed by an HND in business studies from Northern Ireland Polytechnic.[4]

Career

Northridge worked for Gallaher Group for 32 years, rising to chief executive, from 2000 to 2007.[5]

Northridge was the chairman of the British multinational department store chain, Debenhams from April 2010 to April 2016, when he was succeeded by Sir Ian Cheshire.[6]

Northridge has been the chairman of Hogg Robinson Group since April 2016, following John Coombe's retirement.[5]

He is a non-executive director at Inchcape and is a non-executive director, and the vice chairman of Scandinavian Tobacco Group.[5] He has been a non-executive director of Aggreko, Thomas Cook Group, and Aer Lingus.[5]

References

1. "Nigel Hargreaves NORTHRIDGE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Retrieved 5 June 2016.
2. "Hogg Robinson Group plc: CEO and Executives - Businessweek". Bloomberg News. 9 February 2024.
3. "Debenhams - Investor Relations - Corporate Governance".
4. A/S, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (27 March 2018). "Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S: Notice Convening the Annual General Meeting". globenewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
5. "Board of Directors – Hogg Robinson Group". www.hoggrobinson.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
6. "Debenhams hires Sir Ian Cheshire as its new chairman". 14 January 2016.