[5] After leaving GEC in 1997, Soames joined the software company Misys as chief executive of its Midas-Kapiti division.
[6] Soames left Misys after a disagreement with Misys founder Kevin Lomax on the company's direction, and was appointed chief executive of power hire group Aggreko in June 2003,[7] replacing Philip Harrower, who died when his car collided with a train in the United States.
Absent a massive and immediate programme of building new power stations, with concrete being poured in the next two years, we will be in serious danger of the lights going out.
"[11] In December 2023, it was announced that Soames had been appointed as the new President of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), taking up the position in early 2024.
Daisy Soames is a god-daughter of Diana, Princess of Wales, and works as a horse safari guide in Kenya.