Career
Born at Stourhead in Wiltshire, he left home as a young man, living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 1968 to 1971, where he worked in a bank. He returned home and took training as a Chartered Accountant from 1972 to 1976. In 1977, he embarked on a trip around the world, during which he visited the Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal, leading to his interests in environmental issues.
Hoare joined the family bank, C. Hoare & Company, and became a bankers" agent, a position he held for over 30 years.
He is a vice-president of two conservation charities: Fauna and Flora International and the International Trust for Nature Conservation.
