Hugo Legh
Head of Media, Campaigns and Public Affairs

Hugo Legh heads up the external affairs function for the IoD, ensuring that the Institute’s policy positions are heard and acted upon in the media and by political and other stakeholders. He has over 20 years of experience working in communications and public affairs.
Prior to joining the IoD in 2021, Hugo has spent most of his career working for PR and public affairs agencies, where he worked on a wide variety of high-profile retained and campaign clients. Examples of highly successful campaigns that he ran include those that led to the creation of the Grocery Code Adjudicator and the Pubs Code Adjudicator.
Hugo started his career working in Parliament as a researcher for Members of Parliament. He has an MA in Politics from the University of Edinburgh.
Get in touch via email: [email protected].

Join us
Connect with other directors, develop yourself and influence the people that matter.
Free registration with IoD
Stay up-to-date on issues that affect directors and get access to free resources.