Harvey Soning

Harvey Soning
Born
Harvey Murray Soning

November 1944 (age 80)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Property consultant and developer
Known forFounder, chairman and CEO, James Andrew International Limited
SpouseAngela Soning
Children4

Harvey Murray Soning (born November 1944)[1] is a British property consultant and developer, and the founder, chairman and CEO of James Andrew International Limited.

Career

Prior to founding his own firm, Soning worked for Peachey Property Corporation and Guardian Properties (Holdings) Plc.[2][3]

Soning founded James Andrew International Limited in 1974.[2][3] The company is based in London's Marylebone High Street.[4]

In 2000, Soning founded the Templewood group of companies, based in Cheltenham, and which provide property services including cleaning and security.[5] In June 2017, the company sold a majority stake to the South African company Excellerate which employed 20,000 staff in 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East, and of which Soning was chairman. Soning remained as chairman and retained a "significant stake".[5][6][7]

In November 2014, Soning celebrated his firm's 40th anniversary (and his 70th birthday) at Claridge's, with guests including Sir Martin Sorrell, Vincent Tchenguiz, Liz Peace, Irvine Sellar, and Gerald Ronson.[8]

Soning has been a non-executive director of Allanfield Group since 2011, and of Gresham Hotel Group and Your Space plc.[2]

Charitable work

Soning is a committee member (founder) of the Presidents Club, a trustee of the development council of the Natural History Museum, London, and chairman emeritus of the International NHM Foundation, New York. [9] He was chairman of trustees at the Jewish Community Secondary School (JCoSS).[10] Following negative media coverage of the Presidents Club, which had donated tens of thousands of pounds to JCoSS in recent years, Soning resigned from his position with the school.[11]

Personal life

Soning married Angela Marks in 1964, and they have four sons.[9] In 2003, he renewed his marriage vows with a surprise visit to the Elvis Chapel in Las Vegas, "I told her on the way, and she has never laughed so much in her life".[12]

His son Andrew Soning is also a director of James Andrew International.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Harvey Murray SONING - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Executive Profile: Harvey M. Soning". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Harvey Soning - James Andrews". jamesandrew.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ [email protected], Tomas Herink, Iñaki Castellet Hernández, Matrix Internet. "Harvey Soning - FIABCI Member". www.fiabci.org. Retrieved 24 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Ltd, Insider Media. "South African group snaps up Templewood". insidermedia.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. ^ Shah, Oliver (4 June 2017). "Soning cleans up in security firm sale". Retrieved 24 January 2018 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  7. ^ "What is the Presidents Club Charitable Trust?". Retrieved 24 January 2018 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  8. ^ Griffith, Gabriella (20 November 2014). "Sorrell leads cheers for Soning's big night at Claridge's". cityam.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  9. ^ a b "EG Awards 2017". www.egawardsevent.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Staff and leadership - JCoSS". jcoss.org. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  11. ^ Daniel Sugarman (25 January 2018). "JCoSS chair of trustees resigns after link to Presidents Club emerges". www.thejc.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  12. ^ Batt, Edited by Carolyn (20 May 2003). "City Diary". Retrieved 24 January 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ "Andrew Soning - James Andrews". jamesandrew.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2018.