Alderman Robert Hughes-Penney | |
|---|---|
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| Alderman of the City of London for the Ward of Cheap | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Mountevans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Charles Hughes-Penney 2 March 1968 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Spouse |
Elspeth Joanna Hoare
(m. 1998) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree |
| Occupation | Investment banker |
Robert Charles Hughes-Penney FCSI (born 2 March 1968), is a British financier who, since 2018, serves as an Alderman of the City of London.[1]
Biography
editEducated at Haberdashers' Aske's School Elstree, Manchester Polytechnic (BSc, 1989) and RMA Sandhurst, Hughes-Penney was commissioned into the British Army in 1990. As a subaltern he served overseas with the 13th/18th Royal Hussars then Light Dragoons (after amalgamation), being promoted Captain in 1993.[2]
After leaving the Army, Hughes-Penney joined City stockbrokers Laurence Keen 1993–95, becoming a director of Rathbone Investment Management 2003–06.[3] Appointed a council member of the City and Guilds of London Institute in 2006 (Hon. Member since 2010),[4] he has served as a trustee of Mercy Ships UK 1999–2004[5] and the City Parochial Foundation 2004–10, as well as a director of Investing for Good 2016–20.[6] Elected a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (FCSI), since 2020 he serves on its board[7] as well as the Impact Investing Institute since 2021.[8]
Hughes-Penney represents Cheap Ward[9] as Alderman on the City of London Corporation since 2018,[10] previously being elected to the Court of Common Council 2004–12.[11]
A Court Assistant of the Haberdashers' Company since 2008 (then Warden),[12] Hughes-Penney was also a governor of Haberdashers’ Aske's School for Boys Elstree (2009–16). Master of the Guild of Investment Managers for 2019/20,[13] he serves on the Court of the Clergy Support Trust since 2021,[14] TheCityUK's business council since 2022,[15] and as a trustee of Morden College since 2024.[16]
A life member of the National Trust, he is also a member of the Cavalry & Guards Club, the City Livery Club and the HAC.[17]
Family
editThe son of Roger Hughes-Penney and Angela née Lee, in 1998 he married Elspeth, a solicitor[18][19] and daughter of Dr David Gurney Hoare,[20] having two sons and a daughter.[21]
References
edit- ^ www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
- ^ www.exforcesinbusiness.co.uk
- ^ www.rathbones.com
- ^ www.cityandguilds.com
- ^ www.mercyships.org.uk
- ^ www.investingforgood.co.uk
- ^ www.cisi.org
- ^ www.impactinvest.org.uk
- ^ www.wardofcheap.city
- ^ www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
- ^ www.londoncouncils.gov.uk
- ^ www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
- ^ www.coinvmgt.com
- ^ www.clergysupport.org.uk
- ^ www.thecityuk.com
- ^ www.mordencollege.org.uk
- ^ www.hac.org.uk
- ^ www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk
- ^ www.agape.org.uk
- ^ www.stjohnengland.org.uk
- ^ www.burkespeerage.com
Additional reading
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- Mid-importance London-related articles
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- People from Buckinghamshire
- People educated at Haberdashers' Boys' School
- Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- 13th/18th Royal Hussars officers
- Light Dragoons officers
- 20th-century British Army personnel
- British Anglicans
- English investment bankers
- Councilmen and Aldermen of the City of London