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	Guardian \| Baroness of the boardrooms
		Baroness Hogg, the deputy in question, is used to being a pioneer.
		She is married to Tory MP Douglas Hogg; daughter of Lord Boyd-Carpenter, chief secretary to the Treasury under Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home; and her father-in-law is Lord Hailsham, the former Lord Chancellor.
		Hogg may have a high profile as a boardroom pioneer but that is nothing compared with the publicity she earned from the Downing Street job.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4808402-110592,00.html (1292 words)

	BBC - Press Office - Baroness Hogg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Before that Sarah Hogg was responsible for the economics coverage in a number of publications including The Economist, The Times and the Daily Telegraph, and was involved in the launch of The Independent, setting up and running its business pages.
		Baroness Hogg was born on 14 May 1946 and was educated at St. Mary's Convent, Ascot, and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University.
		After Baroness Hogg's appointment as Deputy Chairman of GKN, she decided her level of commercial business commitments was such that she should not seek a further term of office as a Governor of the BBC when her term ended in February 2004.
	www.bbc.co.uk /pressoffice/biographies/biogs/boardofgovernors/sarahhogg.shtml (256 words)

	An unbiased BBC? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		After the recent Hutton Report there has been much made in the capitalist media about the impartiality of the BBC and its Board of Governors but one look at whose who on that board and how they got there will show that claims of independence or neutrality are a sham.
		Baroness Hogg was head of John Major’s policy unit.
		Lord Ryder was Political Secretary to Margaret Thatcher between 1975 and 1981, was elected a Tory MP for mid-Norfolk in 1983 and served as Tory Chief Whip in parliament.
	newspaper.cwiscotland.org /Issue18/bbc.htm (338 words)

	Observer \| Headhunters eye Hogg for top M&S job
		Headhunters are believed to have approached Baroness Sarah Hogg and retiring MP Archie Norman for the job, regarded as one of the toughest in British business.
		Hogg is chairman of FTSE 100-listed venture capital firm 3i, and was head of the policy unit at 10 Downing Street when John Major was Prime Minister.
		If Hogg were to accept the job, it would be the most senior female appointment in the company's history.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5172672-102271,00.html (352 words)

	BG Board and Executive - Baroness Hogg (58)
		Baroness Hogg was appointed to the Board as a non-executive Director on 27 January 2005.
		She is a former head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit and has extensive experience of business, government and the media.
		She is chairman of 3i Group plc and Frontier Economics Ltd, deputy chairman and senior independent director of GKN plc, a non-executive director of Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation and is a member of the Financial Reporting Council.
	www.bg-group.com /executive/sh.htm (82 words)

	GEI Newsletter No. 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This edition of the newsletter contains a paper on Global Economic Institutions by Sarah Hogg (Baroness Hogg), Chairman of London Economics.
		Sarah Hogg’s paper is about the general need for effective international institutions and the particular implications for the World Trade Organisation.
		Baroness Hogg was Prime Minister John Major’s closest adviser on such international economic issues as trade negotiations and the creation of the World Trade Organisation; she played a leading role in the development of the UK’s strategy for securing a conclusion to the Uruguay round negotiations.
	www.cepr.org /GEI/edit7.htm (265 words)

	List of life peers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Evelyn Violet Elizabeth Emmet, Baroness Emmet of Amberley
		Susan Lillian Primrose Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton
		Susan Elizabeth Miller, Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /l/li/list_of_life_peers.html (1025 words)

	Frontier Economics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Baroness Hogg is a former journalist who moved into politics and went on to become head of the Downing Street Policy Unit under John Major.
		She was deputy chairman of 3i until January, when she was named chairman, becoming the first woman chairman of a FTSE 100 company.
		Baroness Hogg is a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs and a governor of the BBC.
	www.frontier-economics.com /article.php?id=24 (169 words)

	Baroness Hogg Profile - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Baroness Hogg has been a director of Carnival Corporation since April 2003 and a director of Carnival plc since October 2000.
		She is Chairman of 3i Group Plc and Frontier Economics Ltd. and Deputy Chairman of GKN plc.
		Sarah Hogg was Head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit, with the rank of Second Permanent Secretary, from 1990-1995 and served as a non-executive director of The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ("P&O") between 1999 and October 2000.
	www.forbes.com /finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=228337 (314 words)

	BG Group Appoints New Non-Executive Director
		She is also Deputy Chairman of GKN plc, where she will be retiring after nine years on the Board of GKN at the end of this year.
		As Head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit from 1990 to 1995, Sarah Hogg was closely involved in the programmes of privatisation and private finance, performance measurement in public services and international economic issues.
		As required by Section 16.4(a) of the Listing Rules, a schedule giving details of all directorships held by Baroness Hogg in publicly-quoted companies at any time in the previous five years, is attached to this announcement.
	www.bg-group.com /media/archive_2005/012705-sx.htm (407 words)

	House of Lords - Minute
		The Baroness Finlay of Llandaff—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to tackle the threat that obesity poses to the health and well-being of the nation.
		The Baroness Park of Monmouth—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are in place for the reception of the United Kingdom passport holders from Zimbabwe who wish to stay in this country but have to prove they qualify for habitual residence.
		The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the role of the United Nations in maintaining security and human rights in areas affected by conflicts arising from a clash between the principles of territorial integrity and self-determination.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/ld200203/minutes/030506/ldordpap.htm (10215 words)

	Businesses turn to 'niche' consulting firms
		Businesses will move away from using 'one stop shop' firms like the Big Five and begin using 'niche players' for their consultancy needs, according to Baroness Hogg, chairman of 3I, one of the biggest and most influential venture capital companies in the UK.
		Baroness Hogg, speaking in the wake of accounting scandals such as Enron, and the current WorldCom debacle, said businesses were seeking 'independent' consultants and predicted companies would move away from professional service firms attempting to be all things to all clients.
		Baroness Hogg was speaking at the Finance Directors Forum aboard the cruise ship Arcadia to a packed hall of FDs from all sectors of business.
	avantgo.accountancyage.com /News/1129665 (230 words)

	June 1996 ... Mad Cow ... News Archives
		Douglas Hogg, the Agriculture Minister, announced the move yesterday as he sought the lifting of the EU ban on the export of the beef by-products tallow, gelatine and semen.
		Mr Hogg is reported to have been frustrated that last week's agreement of EU leaders on a framework for lifting the beef ban did not put an end to speculation about his future.
		But with the future of Mr Hogg again under question after the disclosure that several Cabinet ministers were urging his dismissal, Mr Major let it be known that he was in no hurry to give in to calls for his head.
	www.mad-cow.org /~tom/96jun.html (8783 words)

	Lord, Baron, Baroness, Viscount, Archbishop, Peers, House of Lords, UK Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Baroness Emerton DBE DL Earl of Erroll Kt Lord Evans of Parkside
		Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws QC Rt Hon Lord Kilclooney Kt Lord Kilpatrick of Kincraig Kt CBE
		Baroness Thomas of Walliswood OBE DL Rt Hon Lord Thomson of Monifieth KT Baroness Thornton
	www.carlton-group.co.uk /lordsbottom.html (1328 words)

	Professional Contractors Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Frontier Economics was founded in 1999 by a team of highly experienced consulting economists.
		It's chairman is Baroness Sarah Hogg, who was Head of the Downing Street Policy Unit from 1990 to 1995.
		The director responsible for the two reports that Frontier produced for the PCG is Dan Elliott.
	www.pcg.org.uk /judicialreview/jr_briefing_frontier_economics.html (1428 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		There are still 32 companies with no women directors at all and the number of female executive directorships has only risen by two over the year.
		Marjorie Scardino of Pearson remains the only female CEO and Baroness Hogg of 3i the only female chairperson.
		AstraZeneca and Marks and Spencer both boast four female directors and women comprise a third of their boards, a direction in which all firms should be moving, said Susan Vinnicombe, director of the Centre for Developing Women Business Leaders: ‘The increase in the number of women directors this year is very positive.
	www.icheme.org /employment/news/ftse.htm (431 words)

	BBC acts to stop NAO accounts scrutiny - Accountancy Age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		BBC governor Baroness Hogg warned that putting the NAO in place of independent external auditors 'would create a line of accountability from the director general of the BBC to the permanent secretary of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport'.
		Hogg, speaking during a debate in the House of Lords last week, said the BBC was 'not a government department' and it should not be pushed further under Westminster's wing.
		But Baroness Buscombe, for the Conservatives, said such scrutiny would not impinge 'in any way at all' on the BBC's editorial independence, adding: 'What it would do is give some measure of accountability and transparency, which must be in the best interests of the BBC.'
	www2.accountancyage.com /News/1133035 (432 words)

	JobsNation.net - Industry News
		The number of female directorships is up by 20% this year (101 female directorships in 2003, up from 84 in 2002), and 18 (90%) of the top 20 companies by market capitalisation have women directors this year, compared to only 8 (40%) of the bottom 20 companies by market capitalisation.
		However, there are still 32 top companies with no women directors at all, and there is still only one female CEO (Marjorie Scardino of Pearson) and one female Chairman (Baroness Hogg of 3i).
		A third of women directors have titles (Baroness, Dame, Prof, Dr) compared to a fifth of male directors, suggesting that 'branding' was more important for female than male directors, the research said.
	www.jobsnation.net /industrynews.asp?id=22401 (486 words)

	Farmers Urged to Switch to Non-Food Crops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tory Baroness Hogg, a former head of the Downing Street policy unit, who chaired a Lords inquiry into the topic, was cited as urging UK farmers to diversify into "non-food" crops, such as flax, hemp, pharmaceutical products, and crops for energy generation.
		Lady Hogg, opening a Lords debate into her sub-committee's report, was quoted as saying, "Recent scientific advances offer the potential for new, land-based farming activity for energy generation and the manufacture of pharmaceutical products.
		There is here potential that any Government that wishes to claim it cares for the rural economy has both the opportunity and the obligation to nurture.
	www.friendlystranger.com /info/hemp/farmersurged.htm (132 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| 'Bosses pick their own kind - white, male, middle class'
		A third of boardrooms in Britain's top 100 companies are made up entirely of men, while Dame Marjorie Scardino, the head of the media group Pearson, is the only female chief executive in the FTSE 100.
		There is only one female chairman of a FTSE 100 company, Baroness Hogg of investment group 3i.
		Glenda Stone, who runs Aurora, a corporate gender consultancy, said that at boardroom level executives were still appointing their own kind.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/17/nbuerk117.xml (465 words)

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		Women chaired only 2% of Nomination Committees - Baroness Hogg, chairman of 3i and Baroness Dunn, deputy chairman of HSBC, reflecting the practice of Nomination Committees being chaired by the chairman In particular, we looked at the whole Nomination Committee.
		There is still only one female CEO, Dame Marjorie Scardino of Pearson, and one female Chairman, Baroness Hogg of 3i.
		Baroness Dunn is Deputy Chairman of HSBC, based in Hong Kong.
	www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk /publications/FTSE_report_2003.doc (6878 words)

	A NEW APPOINTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Sarah Hogg is Chairman of 3i, a European venture capital company.
		Before that Sarah Hogg was responsible for the economics coverage of a number of Britain's most respected publications, including The Economist, The Times and the Daily Telegraph.
		She was involved in the start-up of The Independent, with responsibility for hiring and managing its award-winning business team from 1986 to 1989.
	www.accountingeducation.com /news/news5661.html (254 words)

	Board Appointments (GKN plc) - Pressi.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		He is currently Chairman of Thus plc, Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of HMV Group plc, and a Non-Executive Director of Brambles plc and Brambles Industries Limited, the British United Provident Association Limited (BUPA) and the Franchise Board of Lloyds of London.
		Baroness Hogg is appointed Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of GKN plc with effect from 1st December 2003.
		Sarah Hogg (57) joined the Board of GKN plc in 1996 as a Non-Executive Director.
	www.pressi.com /int/release/79914.html (469 words)

	British Politics: John Major's Cabinet (1994)
		Sir John Wheeler, DL, MP Earl of Ancram, MP Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State - The Baroness Denton of Wakefield, CBE Malcolm Moss, Esq.
		The Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO Lord Steward - The Viscount Ridley, TD Master of the House - The Lord Somerleyton Treasurer - Gregory Knight, Esq.
		MP Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentleman-at-Arms - The Lord Strathclyde Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard - The Earl of Arran Lords in Waiting - The Viscount Long, CBE, The Lord Lucas of Crudwell, The Lord Inglewood, DL Baroness in Waiting - The Baroness Miller, The Rt.
	www.australianpolitics.com /uk/tories/major-cabinet-1994.shtml (1295 words)

	Finance Directors' Forum 2005 \|Conference Programme - Session Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Company boards are changing, and so are their expectations of FDs.
		Sarah Hogg looks at the impact of increasing regulatory responsibilities, international ambitions and shareholder expectations on the expanding role of FDs, and the challenges involved in managing their relationships with the board.
		Sarah Hogg is the Chairman of 3i, Europe's leading venture capital company.
	www.fdforum.com /conference/session2002.asp?ref=open (167 words)

	Kaumudi Online World Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Among awardees is renowned economist Sarah Hogg, who also won the Lifetime achievement award.
		Baroness Hogg, 58, has a pioneering role as the only woman to chair a FTSE 100 company.
		Her achievement, the judges said, would ''open the door to many, many other women to follow.'' Another winner is Dr Gill Samuels, who as Director of Vascular Biology at Pfizer, not only oversaw the discovery of compounds for reducing hypertension and migraines, but was also a part of the 1,000-strong team which invented Viagra.
	www.kaumudi.com /news/061005/world.stm (2865 words)

	BBC News Online \| England \| Oxfordshire \| Blair's son wins place at Oxford
		Lady Margaret Hall was founded in 1879 as a women-only college, and began admitting men in 1979.
		Famous alumni include ex-Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto and businesswoman and politician Baroness Hogg.
		The prime minister's eldest son Euan Blair won a place to study ancient history at Bristol University in 2002.
	news.bbc.co.uk /nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_3581000/3581462.stm (133 words)

	DAWN: News
		But the report also revealed that 32 of the country's leading companies have no women directors at all.
		Majorie Scardino, of Pearson, is the UK's only female chief executive and 3i's Baroness Hogg is the only women chairman.
		Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt said: "It is obviously good news that more boards are taking on female directors and drawing on the pool of talent available to them, but this report shows that there is still much more to be done.
	www.mydawn.co.uk /dawn_news_nov11b.asp (216 words)

	Political manipulation of the BBC - Alasdair Milne - Zircon - Dennis Potter & BBC Charter obligations
		In his memoirs, Mr Dyke referred to Baroness Sarah Hogg and Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, two governors at the time, as "the posh ladies", saying the former "rarely seemed to leave her politics or prejudices at the door" and suspecting the latter "had not been as successful in life as she wished".
		She was married to a land-owning Tory MP, Douglas Hogg, and lived in a political world.
		The candidature of Baroness Jay was regarded with horror by many within the BBC who feared she wanted the job simply for political reasons.
	www.bilderberg.org /milne.htm (19011 words)

	Press releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Baroness Hogg, Chairman of 3i Group plc, said: "Our last financial year was a year of progress on many fronts.
		The results for the Company are a good financial performance and strong cash flow, an enhanced competitive position and opportunities to grow value for shareholders in the years ahead."
		Baroness Hogg, Chairman of 3i Group plc, said: “This strong performance and good momentum confirm that the changes made to the business over the last few years are bearing fruit.”
	www.3igroup.com /shareholders/news/releases?t=print&id= (1121 words)

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