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Obituary note - Clive Hodgson

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We report with sadness the death of CLIVE HODGSON, sales and marketing director at Alexander Dennis.
Hodgson was a very popular figure who had spent his entire career in the automotive business.

He first started his career with Leyland, where he moved into bus and coach sales in the early 1980s.

After Leyland he worked for bus manufacturers Plaxton, Alexander and EvoBus, before rejoining Alexander Dennis at the start of 2006.

His death follows a period of illness.

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