Stock Spotlight: CEO departure leaves Serco's future uncertain

Rupert Soames to retire

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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Serco’s chief executive Rupert Soames announced he would be retiring from the firm earlier this month, leaving some analysts concerned as to how Serco would cope without the leader that has been integral to its success and survival.

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