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{{short description|'''British former Welsh Guards officer and private-security executive; an early director of Olive Group and co-founder of Skylark Defence'''}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Harry Legge-Bourke
| nationality = British
| occupation = Businessman; former army officer
| known_for = Early director of [[Olive Group]]; co-founder of Skylark Defence
}}
'''Harry Legge-Bourke''' is a British businessman and former [[Welsh Guards]] officer. He was an early director and head of business development of the private-security company [[Olive Group]] (originally Olive Security), founded in 2001; some sources describe him as a founder of the firm.<ref name="Guardian2003">[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/10/politics.iraq1 Firms on the frontline] ''The Guardian'', 10 December 2003.</ref><ref name="Dealroom">Dealroom, [https://app.dealroom.co/companies/olive_group Olive Group] ''Dealroom.co'', accessed 21 October 2026.</ref>

== Olive Group ==
A 2003 ''Guardian'' survey of private security firms in Iraq listed Olive Security as "based in Mayfair", noting that its directors included "former Welsh Guards officer, Harry Legge-Burke", and that the firm provided security for television crews and held an early contract from the US contractor [[Bechtel]].<ref name="Guardian2003" /> A contemporary ''Independent'' report also named him as running Olive Security.<ref name="Independent">[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/no-more-must-they-cry-havoc-and-let-slip-the-dogs-of-war-5350960.html No more must they cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war] ''The Independent'', 2004.</ref> Later company accounts and reporting credit the brothers Chris and David St George as Olive Group's co-founders, with Legge-Bourke recorded as head of business development from 2002 to 2004.<ref name="SSN">L. Samuel Pfeifle, [https://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/olive-group-lands Olive Group lands] ''Security Systems News'', 2007.</ref>

== Later career ==
Legge-Bourke is described as the chief executive and co-founder of Skylark Defence Ltd, President of the Welsh Guards Association (Merthyr) and the ninth-generation custodian of the Glanusk Estate near Crickhowell, Powys.<ref name="LinkedIn">Harry Legge-Bourke, [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/harry-legge-bourke-7357a710 LinkedIn profile] ''LinkedIn'' (self-reported), accessed 21 October 2026.</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Olive Group]]
* [[Constellis]]

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Iraq|Legge-Bourke, Harry]]
[[Category:Terrorism Industry|Legge-Bourke, Harry]]
[[Category:UK|Legge-Bourke, Harry]]

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