Tom Hoffman

Thomas Dieter Dirk Hoffman (born August 1945) is a councilman of the City of London Corporation, where he represents the ward of Vintry.[1]

Early life and career

Hoffman was educated at St John's College School and The Leys School, Cambridge. He read law at the University of Exeter. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, and had a career in banking until his retirement in 2003.[1]

Offices

He was elected to the Court of Common Council in 2002. He is a governor of the Museum of London, the Barbican Centre, the City of London School for Girls (and former chairman). He was a governor of King's College Hospital, and since 2012 has been a governor of Guy's & St Thomas Hospital. He was a member of the Council of the University of Exeter, governor of Birkbeck College of which he is an Honorary Fellow, chairman of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, chairman of the board of the London Festival Orchestra, and almoner and governor of Christ's Hospital.[1]

Guilds

Hoffman is a member of the Court of the Tylers' and Bricklayers' Company of which he was master in 2006/7. He is honorary treasurer of the Guildhall Historical Association which published his paper on The Rise & Decline of Guilds in Great Britain and Ireland.[1] He complied a four volume Bibliography on the Guilds of Great Britain and Ireland which is published on the website of Birkbeck College.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tom Hoffman. City of London. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Tom Hoffman's Bibliography on The Guilds. Birkbeck College. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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