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Sir David Reid
Born
David Edward Reid

5 February 1947 (1947-02-05) (age 77)[1]
Scotland, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
EducationFettes College
Alma materAberdeen University
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1970–present
Title

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.

Early life

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Reid was educated at Fettes College and Aberdeen University.[citation needed]

Career

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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]

Charitable work

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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]

Honours

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Reid was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to business and charity.[7]

References

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  1. ^ David Reid at Directorcheck.co.uk
  2. ^ a b c d Motivational speakers Gordon Poole Agency website, retrieved 26 October 2011
  3. ^ David Reid - Industrialist Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Notable CVs and Resumes, retrieved 26 October 2011
  4. ^ Captains of Industry The Times, retrieved 26 October 2011
  5. ^ David Reid Charity Commission website, retrieved 26 October 2011
  6. ^ Whizz-Kidz: About us, retrieved 26 October 2011 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 1.