Dame Ann: Nurse who made Stagecoach fortune
Ann Gloag, a trained nurse, has previously told how she amassed her wealth by fighting for survival .
Before her business career, she worked as a unit sister in Bridge of Earn Hospital, Perthshire, where she met her future husband, Robin Gloag, while he was a patient.
By the 1970s, the couple were running a small caravan sales business. But, after 20 years in nursing, Mrs Gloag branched out.
Ann Gloag, a trained nurse, has previously told how she amassed her wealth by fighting for survival
The couple, along with Mrs Gloag s brother Brian Soutar, now chairman of Stagecoach, bought a bus for £425. Their intention was to take the trip of a lifetime to China but the plan failed through visa problems.
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