Cressida Hogg is taking on the role of chair of the board of aerospace multinational BAE Systems.

Hogg will retire from her current position at Land Securities Group, where she has been chair since 2018, having been a non-executive director at the company since 2014.

She is also a non-executive director of the London Stock Exchange group, where she is the senior independent director and chair of the remuneration committee.

Hogg’s executive career was spent largely with 3i Group, becoming managing partner in 2009, working in various countries including the US, Canada, India, Australia and the Middle East. She was also global head of infrastructure at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board between 2014 and 2018.

Chris Grigg, senior independent director at BAE Systems, said: “We are delighted that Cressida is joining the board and taking on the chair role next year. She was the unanimous choice of the nominations committee and will bring to our board a strong record of boardroom leadership allied with a deep understanding of large long-term international projects and businesses.”