SPC appoints Sir James Hodge as chairman

He succeeds Sir David Miers, who is stepping down after more than eight years in the role. Hodge, a former British diplomat, has had a 37-year career at the Foreign Office, mainly concentrating on trade and economic issues and spending much of his time in East Asia. He is a member of the Central Council of the Royal Over-Seas League, deputy chairman of Asia House and an advisor to the Mansion House Scholarship Scheme. Hodge says: “I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to serve as SPC chairman. The whole question of pensions is now at the centre of public debate – rightly s...