[1] He was formerly Director General of the National Crime Squad, until its merger with SOCA on 1 April 2006.
[2] He then took up a role advising HSBC on financial crime governance alongside former Permanent Secretary for Tax at HMRC, Dave Hartnett.
[3] Hughes was educated at Aston University, where he received his degree in mechanical engineering in 1973.
He was the UK Head of Delegation at European Police Chiefs Task Force and Chairman of the G8 Lyon Group on law enforcement.
[4] Hughes was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.