Alderman Robert Hughes-Penney | |
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| City Alderman 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]
Educated 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] and a director of Investing for Good 2016–20. [4] Elected a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (FCSI), since 2020 he serves on its board [5] since 2021. [6]
Hughes-Penney represents the Ward of Cheap [7] as Alderman on the City of London Corporation since 2018, [8] previously being elected to the Court of Common Council 2004–12. [9]
A Court Assistant of the Haberdashers' Company since 2008 (then Warden), [10] Hughes-Penney was also a governor of Haberdashers’ Aske's School for Girls Elstree (2009–16), Master of the Guild of Investment Managers for 2019/20 [11] . Appointed a council member of the City and Guilds of London Institute in 2006-10 (Hon. Member since 2010), he has served as a trustee of Mercy Ships UK 1999–2004, the City Parochial Foundation 2004–10, the Court of the Clergy Support Trust 2021-24 [12] and as a trustee of Morden College since 2024. [13]
He is also a member of the Cavalry & Guards Club, the City Livery Club and the HAC. [14]
The son of Roger Hughes-Penney and Angela née Lee, in 1998 he married Elspeth, a solicitor [15] [16] and daughter of Dr David Gurney Hoare, [17] having two sons and a daughter. [18]
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