[4][1] He was educated at Sullivan Upper School, Belfast, followed by an HND in business studies from Northern Ireland Polytechnic.
[4] Northridge worked for Gallaher Group for 32 years, rising to chief executive, from 2000 to 2007.
[6] Northridge has been the chairman of Hogg Robinson Group since April 2016, following John Coombe's retirement.
[5] He has been a non-executive director of Aggreko, Thomas Cook Group, and Aer Lingus.
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