Nigel Northridge | |
Birth Name: | Nigel Hargreaves Northridge |
Nationality: | British |
Education: | Sullivan Upper School, Belfast |
Alma Mater: | Northern Ireland Polytechnic |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Chairman, Hogg Robinson Group | |
Boards: | 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]
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]
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]