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Simon Ambrose | |
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| Born | London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation(s) | Chartered Surveyor Internet entrepreneur |
| Website | www |
Simon Ambrose is a British businessman and the 2007 winner of the third series of the British version of reality TV show The Apprentice , in which contestants compete for a job working for British TV personality [1] Sir Alan Sugar. [2] In 2007 Simon became the first Apprentice winner to also be a TV Actor. [3] He is now Chairman of the London Contemporary Orchestra. [4] [5] [6]
Ambrose enjoyed a very affluent childhood, attending Westminster School, [7] and was a member of Rigaud's house, before graduating from Magdalene College, Cambridge, with a BA in Economics.[ citation needed ] He worked for investment bank Credit Suisse in London [8] and then ran his own Internet shopping business[ citation needed ] before applying for The Apprentice. He is a member of Mensa having received an IQ score of 174 (SD 24) at 13 years old.[ citation needed ] He is the son of businessman Russell Ambrose, who founded and still owns Optimax, a chain of laser eye surgery clinics in the UK. [9] His grandfather also enjoyed entrepreneurial success as a jeweller. The success of both spurred Simon to succeed in the business environment. [10]
Ambrose was hired by Alan Sugar in the final episode of series three of The Apprentice , which aired on BBC One on 13 June 2007, after he defeated fellow finalist Kristina Grimes. Ambrose was project manager of his team twice in the show, in weeks 7 and 10, and was on the winning team 5 out of the 10 tasks and also on the losing team 5 out of the 10 tasks, and passed the interview stage putting him to the final. [11] [12] Ambrose's and Grimes's task in the finale was to design money-making buildings to be sited on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. [13]
After his Apprentice victory, Ambrose was assigned a role at Sugar's property company Amsprop. He was also training as a surveyor. He was to be in charge of developing a hotel and golf course near Stansted Airport, and it was reported that he and Lord Sugar were planning on building London's most expensive office and might bid for a prime site on London's St. James's Square. [14]
As of March 2008 [update] , Ambrose had reportedly "been working diligently on a property website that allows buyers to speed up legal obstacles". [15] As of March 2009 [update] , he had reportedly relaunched www.amsprop.com – "a one-stop shop giving customers instant access to all of AMSPROP's portfolio". [16] However, in April 2010 he was reported to be leaving to start his own venture. [17]
In December 2015, he was reported to be operating several London bars and restaurants, and serving as chairman of the London Contemporary Orchestra. [18]
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