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
Born	David Edward Reid 5 February 1947 (1947-02-05) (age 78)[1] Scotland, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Education	Fettes College
Alma mater	Aberdeen University
Occupation	Businessman
Years active	1970–present
Title	Finance director of Tesco plc (1985–97) Deputy chairman of Tesco plc (1993–2004) Non-executive chairman of Tesco plc (2004–11) Chairman of Kwik-Fit (present)

Early life

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

Career

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

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

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