Alistair Richard Cox is a British businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies and presently occupies the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board of Hays Professional Solutions GmbH and Chairman-Supervisory Board of Hays AG.

He is also on the board of 6 other companies.

Mr. Cox previously was Chairman for BIMM 1 Ltd., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Hays plc, Chief Executive Officer for Xansa Plc, Regional Director-Asia at Tarmac Cement & Lime Ltd. and Group Strategy Director at McKinsey & Co., Inc. (United Kingdom).

Mr. Cox received an undergraduate degree from the University of Salford and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.