Life and Career
Hoskyns served as a regular soldier in the Rifle Brigade (1945–57). He then started a business career at IBM UK Ltd (1957–64), before founding the Hoskyns Group Ltd where he was Chairman and Managing Director (1964–75). He was Director-General of the Institute of Directors (1984–89), and served on the boards of a number of public companies.
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