Rupert Soames
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The Honourable Rupert Soames OBE |
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| Born |
Rupert Christopher Soames 18 May 1959 Croydon, Surrey, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Title | Chief Executive of Serco plc |
| Term | 2014–present |
| Predecessor | Christopher Hyman |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Spouse(s) | Camilla Dunne |
| Children | 3: Arthur, Daisy and Jack |
Rupert Christopher Soames OBE (born 18 May 1959) is a British businessman, CEO of the outsourcing company Serco.
Soames was born in Croydon, Surrey, to Lord and Lady Soames. He is a grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, a nephew of the former Defence Secretary Duncan Sandys and Diana Churchill; the journalist Randolph Churchill and the actress and dancer Sarah Churchill and a great-nephew of the founders of the Scout movement, Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell. His brother is the Conservative MP Sir Nicholas Soames.
Soames was educated at St. Aubyns Preparatory School in Rottingdean, East Sussex and Eton College, and then Worcester College at the University of Oxford, during which time he worked as a DJ at the London nightclub Annabel's, as well as being elected to the Presidency of the Oxford Union.
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