Rupert Soames: The 'buccaneering toff' called in to turn around Serco

Lauded for his leadership of Aggreko, can the charismatic Rupert Soames work his magic with the troubled outsourcer?

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Can Rupert Soames work his magic at Serco?

It's not May 1940, but it might as well be as far as Serco is concerned. The scandal-ridden government outsourcer has its back to the wall after a year of epic disasters (see below). So, who better to summon as a new chief, says The Daily Telegraph, than a scion of the Churchill family?

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