David_Reid_(businessman)
Sir David Edward Reid (born 5 February 1947) is a British businessman and chartered accountant. He was until 2011 the chairman of Tesco, Britain's largest supermarket chain.
Sir David Reid | |
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| Born | David Edward Reid 5 February 1947 (1947-02-05) (age 77)[1] Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Fettes College |
| Alma mater | Aberdeen University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1970–present |
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Reid was educated at Fettes College and Aberdeen University.[citation needed]
Reid qualified as a chartered accountant with Peat Marwick Mitchell in 1970.[2][3]
He was appointed chief accountant for Philips Video and then for International Stores before becoming finance director of Tesco in 1985.[2] He became deputy chairman of Tesco in 1996 and chairman in 2004.[2]
He is also a non-executive director of Reed Elsevier and chairman of Kwik-Fit.[2] He was previously a non-executive director of Legal & General, Westbury and De Vere Group.[4]
He is a director of the Tesco Charity Trust which spends circa £5m per annum on good causes.[5] He is a past chairman of Whizz-Kidz, a charity which seeks to help disabled children.[6]
Reid was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to business and charity.[7]
- Motivational speakers Gordon Poole Agency website, retrieved 26 October 2011
- David Reid - Industrialist Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Notable CVs and Resumes, retrieved 26 October 2011
- Captains of Industry The Times, retrieved 26 October 2011
- David Reid Charity Commission website, retrieved 26 October 2011
- Whizz-Kidz: About us, retrieved 26 October 2011 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
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