When Charlotte Hogg was a teen, she would visit Nottingham from her parents' Lincolnshire home.

Her father Douglas was the Grantham MP - and still sits for Sleaford and North Hykeham - while her mother, Sarah, was a a journalist, later becoming a top adviser to PM John Major.

Next week, Ms Hogg turns 38 and, on September 1, returns to Nottingham to become the managing director of Experian's operation in the UK and Ireland.

She has achieved a lot. Ms Hogg was a director of management consultants KcKinsey - based in the US - and the MD of credit card Goldfish in the UK. Goldfish was spun out of Morgan Stanley to NYSE-listed company Discover Financial Services.

She was instrumental in the sale of Goldfish to Barclays.

"I really enjoyed managing a company and the operational aspects as well as the strategic aspects," she said.

When the business was sold earlier this year, she admits she wanted a bit of time off.

"I wanted to look for something a little different from consumer lending, I had really enjoyed financial services. The wonderful thing about Experian is the juxtaposition of financial services and technology and also in so many different industries apart from financial services.

"As you look where the industry is developing - data, content and understanding data - these are some of the most exciting areas to be in.

"So when I was approached by Experian, I was very excited. Then I had the pleasure of meeting the senior management team and chairman John Peace, who completely blew me away.

"I have always been lucky to work for people I have hugely respected and admired. When I met John Peace, I realised he was a man with immense strategic knowledge, a great insight into the industry and he seemed to have a real willingness to engage and mentor the organisation that he started. That was immensely appealing."

The search for a new MD was carried out by headhunters.

Ms Hogg says her time at McKinsey gave her a good grounding in strategic thinking and project management.

"I have found that useful in everything I have done since."

She spent more than ten years in the US, with McKinsey in Washington and Morgan Stanley in New York. She said: "I am a strategic thinker. I have run 1,000-person business based in Scotland and London. I have US and UK expertise, a good understanding of financial services and the clients Experian has.

"And I hope, given that Morgan Stanley was a real roller coaster at times, some real leadership, enthusiasm and energy. That is what I hope I bring positively to the table.

"Clearly I have a lot to learn."

Ms Hogg says two small children have taught her patience.

Unlike her father or grandfather (Lord Chancellor Quintin Hogg) or great grandfather (Lord Chancellor, Lord Hailsham), she was not drawn to law. Nor was she drawn towards politics. "You can have too much of a good thing in one family," seh says.

She expects to play a role in Nottingham life.

"One of the things I am learning about Experian is how much they do in the local community," she adds.

"I am looking forward to spending some time doing that. It is something I have always done. It is important for any organisation that their management team rolls up their sleeves and gets involved."

Source: Nottingham Evening Post

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