David Edward Reid
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David Edward Reid (born February 1947) is Chairman of Tesco, Britain's largest supermarket chain.
Educated at Fettes College and Aberdeen University, David Reid qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Peat Marwick Mitchell in 1970.
He was appointed Chief Accountant for Philips Video and then for International Stores before becoming Finance Director of Tesco in 1985. He became Deputy Chairman of Tesco in 1993 and then Chairman in 2004.
He is also a non-Executive Director of Reed Elsevier and Chairman of Kwik-Fit Group.
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- Gordon Poole Agency website
- Times-on-line list of the Captains of Industry