Andrew Ellis is a London-based football and property

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. The founder and director of successful commercial and residential estate agency Wilton Estates with successful developments in

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and

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, among others, Andrew currently sits on the board of Glasgow Rangers, is a former Director of

QPR Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus R ...

and was formerly Chairman of

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Football

In 2001, Ellis, was linked with a £9m takeover of

Queens Park Rangers FC Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Roa ...

. Ellis' father, Peter Ellis, was QPR chairman during the mid-1990s. 2002 saw an Ellis-led

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pay £500,000 for troubled

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, which was otherwise headed for liquidation. Ellis initially took over as chairman, later bringing brother-in-law David Cardoza in the role. When Scottish businessman David Murray announced he was planning to sell

Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the Govan district of Glasgow which plays in the Scottish Premiership. Although not its official name, it is often referred to as Glasgow Rangers outside Scotland. The fou ...

in 2009, Ellis was one of the names linked with a bid. Speculation heightened in March 2010 when Rangers announced they had had discussions with Ellis. In June 2010, it was announced 'advanced talks' were taking place. Ellis joined the board of Rangers following the takeover of the club by

Craig Whyte Craig Thomas Whyte (born 18 January 1971) is a Scottish businessman best known for his controversial spell as owner of Scottish football club Rangers. Whyte first entered business in a plant hire company, after which he moved into security, ma ...

, he is a Director and 29% shareholder in the club. In January 2012, Andrew Ellis told the BBC how he was "delighted to join the board at Rangers," stating his commitment to: "making sure Rangers remains the number one club in Scotland." When Rangers went into administration in February 2012 with an unpaid tax bill of £9 million, Ellis was the first board member to break ranks in apologising to the club's fans. He said: "I can only say I'm sorry to the Rangers fans. Bringing in Craig Whyte was done in good faith."

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