London Stock Exchange names first-ever out gay CEO in 300 years

Julia Hoggett has been appointed the first-ever out gay chief executive of the London Stock Exchange (Photo: LSE).

The LSE poached Hoggett from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), where she has worked since 2014. She will start her new role in 2021.

In a statement Tuesday (8 December), she said: “I am delighted to be joining London Stock Exchange plc, and…