Robert Hughes-Penney
Alderman Robert Hughes-Penney | |
|---|---|
| Alderman for the City Ward of Cheap | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Mountevans |
| Succeeded by | in office |
| 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]
Hughes-Penney has been elected Aldermanic Sheriff of the City of London for 2025/26.[2]
Biography
Educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School Elstree before going up to Manchester Polytechnic (BSc 1989), Hughes-Penney then entered RMA Sandhurst being 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.[3]
After military service, Hughes-Penney joined City stockbrokers Laurence Keen 1993–95, becoming a director of Rathbone Investment Management 2003–06[4] and a director of Investing for Good 2016–20.[5] Elected a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (FCSI), since 2020 he serves on its board[6] since 2021.[7]
Hughes-Penney represents the Ward of Cheap[8] as Alderman on the City of London Corporation since 2018,[9] previously being elected to the Court of Common Council 2004–12.[10]
A Court Assistant of the Haberdashers' Company since 2008 (then Warden),[11] 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.[12] Appointed to the Council 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, on the Court of the Clergy Support Trust 2021–24[13] and as a Trustee of Morden College since 2024.[14]
He is also a member of the Cavalry & Guards Club, the City Livery Club and the HAC.[15]
Family
The son of Roger Hughes-Penney, of The Chase, Henham, Essex[16][17] and Angela née Lee, in 1998 he married Elspeth, a solicitor[18][19] and daughter of Dr David Gurney Hoare.[20]
Hughes-Penney and his wife live at Gerrards Cross in Buckinghamshire, and have two sons and a daughter.[21]
See also
References
- ^ "Member details - Robert Charles Hughes-Penney (Alderman)". democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk. November 26, 2024.
- ^ www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
- ^ "2018 Finalists | www.exforcesinbusiness.co.uk". April 16, 2018.
- ^ "Rathbones' Investment Director becomes Master Investment Manager | Rathbones". www.rathbones.com.
- ^ "Investing for Good". Investing for Good.
- ^ "CISI Board of Directors". www.cisi.org.
- ^ "Robert Hughes-Penney". Impact Investing Institute.
- ^ "Robert Hughes-Penney | www.wardofcheap.city". January 11, 2019.
- ^ "About Lord Mayoral Appraisal process". City of London.
- ^ "London Directory | London Councils – Home". www.londoncouncils.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "Livery companies". City of London.
- ^ "Robert Hughes-Penney | Guild of Investment Managers". www.coinvmgt.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Trustees | Clergy Support Trust". www.clergysupport.org.uk.
- ^ "Morden College Trustees". 2025.
- ^ "Joining the HAC". Honourable Artillery Company.
- ^ www.tasbs.org.uk
- ^ www.heuchurch.org
- ^ "The Goldsmiths' Company". The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. November 25, 2024.
- ^ "Agapé homepage". Agapé UK.
- ^ "OStJ Priory News - Spring 2020" (PDF). www.stjohnengland.org.uk.
- ^ "Burke's Peerage & Baronetage". burkespeerage.com.