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 Sir Alan Sugar.
11 Facts About Simon Ambrose
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In 2007 Simon became the first Apprentice winner to be a TV Actor.
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Simon Ambrose is Chairman of the London Contemporary Orchestra.
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Simon Ambrose enjoyed a very affluent childhood, attending Westminster School, and was a member of Rigaud's house, before graduating from Magdalene College, Cambridge, with a BA in Economics.
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Simon Ambrose worked for investment bank Credit Suisse in London and then ran his own Internet shopping business before applying for The Apprentice.
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Simon Ambrose is a member of Mensa having received an IQ score of 174 at 13 years old.
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Simon Ambrose is the son of businessman Russell Ambrose, who founded and still owns Optimax, a chain of laser eye surgery clinics in the UK.
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The success of both spurred Simon Ambrose to succeed in the business environment.
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Simon 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.
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Simon 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 on the losing team 5 out of the 10 tasks, and passed the interview stage putting him to the final.
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Simon Ambrose 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.