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Cecil is the fourth son of the [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury|Sixth Marquess of Salisbury]], and is a member of a British aristocratic family with long-standing African connections.<ref>[http://brookwood-capital.com/main/team.htm Our Team], Brookwood Capital Corporation, 11 April 2010.</ref> | Cecil is the fourth son of the [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury|Sixth Marquess of Salisbury]], and is a member of a British aristocratic family with long-standing African connections.<ref>[http://brookwood-capital.com/main/team.htm Our Team], Brookwood Capital Corporation, 11 April 2010.</ref> | ||
| − | Cecil served as a major in the British Armed Forces, working in [[NATO]] and [[Ministry of Defence]] roles regarding Europe and Africa. He retired with the rank of Major in 1992.<ref>[http://brookwood-capital.com/main/team.htm Our Team], Brookwood Capital Corporation, 11 April 2010.</ref> According to diary columnist | + | Cecil served as a major in the British Armed Forces, working in [[NATO]] and [[Ministry of Defence]] roles regarding Europe and Africa. He retired with the rank of Major in 1992.<ref>[http://brookwood-capital.com/main/team.htm Our Team], Brookwood Capital Corporation, 11 April 2010.</ref> According to diary columnist [[Nigel Dempster]], Cecil was "Known as 'Lord Rubber' for the amount of rubber bullets he requisitioned when he was serving in Northern Ireland."<ref>Nigel Dempster, [http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/daily-mail-london-england-the/mi_8002/is_2002_May_21/cecil-shows-valentine/ai_n36632648/ Cecil shows off valentine], Daily Mail, 21 May 2002.</ref> |
Cecil subsequently purchased Kenyan company [[Wilken Telecommunications Limited]] and acquired a stake in [[Tracker Security Group]], a firm with operations in Kenya and Uganda. Wilken later spun-off [[AfSat Communications Limited]], which was sold to [[MWeb Africa Limited]] in late 2007.<ref>[http://brookwood-capital.com/main/team.htm Our Team], Brookwood Capital Corporation, 11 April 2010.</ref> | Cecil subsequently purchased Kenyan company [[Wilken Telecommunications Limited]] and acquired a stake in [[Tracker Security Group]], a firm with operations in Kenya and Uganda. Wilken later spun-off [[AfSat Communications Limited]], which was sold to [[MWeb Africa Limited]] in late 2007.<ref>[http://brookwood-capital.com/main/team.htm Our Team], Brookwood Capital Corporation, 11 April 2010.</ref> | ||
In 1996, Cecil spoke against re re-election of MP Sir [[Nicholas Scott]] at a Conservative meeting in Kensington and Chelsea, according to the ''Spectator'': | In 1996, Cecil spoke against re re-election of MP Sir [[Nicholas Scott]] at a Conservative meeting in Kensington and Chelsea, according to the ''Spectator'': | ||
| − | ::A speaker who identified himself as Lord Valentine Cecil, which he pronounced `Sissel', added that he was the brother of [[Lord Cranborne]], leader of the Lords, and therefor knew about loyalty. `But', Lord Valentine, an expensively suited ex-Guards officer who always wears a white carnation in his buttonhole, continued, `there are times to consider loyalty to the association. How can you form a working relationship with your executive committee when it has already rejected you?'<ref>Anne McElvoy, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_199612/ai_n8736970/pg_3/?tag=content;col1 Nothing political, Sir Nicholas], Spectator, 7 December 1996.</ref> | + | ::A speaker who identified himself as Lord Valentine Cecil, which he pronounced `Sissel', added that he was the brother of [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil|Lord Cranborne]], leader of the Lords, and therefor knew about loyalty. `But', Lord Valentine, an expensively suited ex-Guards officer who always wears a white carnation in his buttonhole, continued, `there are times to consider loyalty to the association. How can you form a working relationship with your executive committee when it has already rejected you?'<ref>Anne McElvoy, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_199612/ai_n8736970/pg_3/?tag=content;col1 Nothing political, Sir Nicholas], Spectator, 7 December 1996.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 7 March 2011
Lord Valentine William Cecil is a British businessman.
Cecil is the fourth son of the Sixth Marquess of Salisbury, and is a member of a British aristocratic family with long-standing African connections.[1]
Cecil served as a major in the British Armed Forces, working in NATO and Ministry of Defence roles regarding Europe and Africa. He retired with the rank of Major in 1992.[2] According to diary columnist Nigel Dempster, Cecil was "Known as 'Lord Rubber' for the amount of rubber bullets he requisitioned when he was serving in Northern Ireland."[3]
Cecil subsequently purchased Kenyan company Wilken Telecommunications Limited and acquired a stake in Tracker Security Group, a firm with operations in Kenya and Uganda. Wilken later spun-off AfSat Communications Limited, which was sold to MWeb Africa Limited in late 2007.[4]
In 1996, Cecil spoke against re re-election of MP Sir Nicholas Scott at a Conservative meeting in Kensington and Chelsea, according to the Spectator:
- A speaker who identified himself as Lord Valentine Cecil, which he pronounced `Sissel', added that he was the brother of Lord Cranborne, leader of the Lords, and therefor knew about loyalty. `But', Lord Valentine, an expensively suited ex-Guards officer who always wears a white carnation in his buttonhole, continued, `there are times to consider loyalty to the association. How can you form a working relationship with your executive committee when it has already rejected you?'[5]
Affiliations
- Grenadier Guards - Former officer
- Wilken Telecommunications Limited
- Tracker Security Group
- Brookwood Capital Corporation - Non-Executive Chairman
- Rhino Rescue Trust - Patron
- Tusk - Patron
Connections
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury - Father
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury - Brother
- Richard Cecil - Brother
- Charles Cecil - Brother
- Michael Cecil - Brother
Notes
- ↑ Our Team, Brookwood Capital Corporation, 11 April 2010.
- ↑ Our Team, Brookwood Capital Corporation, 11 April 2010.
- ↑ Nigel Dempster, Cecil shows off valentine, Daily Mail, 21 May 2002.
- ↑ Our Team, Brookwood Capital Corporation, 11 April 2010.
- ↑ Anne McElvoy, Nothing political, Sir Nicholas, Spectator, 7 December 1996.
