Donald Stokes, Baron Stokes
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Donald Gresham Stokes, Baron Stokes TD (22 March 1914 – 21 July 2008) was an English industrialist. He was the head of British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC) from 1968 to 1975.
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The Lord Stokes | |
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Born | Donald Gresham Stokes (1914-03-22)22 March 1914 |
Died | 21 July 2008(2008-07-21) (aged 94) |
Alma mater | Harris Institute of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Head of British Leyland Motor Corporation, 1968–1975 |
Title | President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
Term | 1972 |
Predecessor | Robert Lang Lickley |
Successor | John William Atwell |
Spouse | Laura Elizabeth Courteney Lamb (1914–1995) |
Parent(s) | Harry Potts Stokes Mary Elizabeth Gresham Yates/Stokes |
Awards | Commander of the Order of Leopold II |
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