New Years Honours List - GlobalScot Knighted

New Years Honours List - GlobalScot Knighted

Former Tesco chairman David Reid, part of the management team which transformed the company from a domestic supermarket chain into a global retail brand, was awarded a knighthood for his services to the business and charity.

Sir David stepped down as chairman of Tesco in November. He had been in the role since 2004 after joining the firm as finance director in 1985.

He was appointed to the Board of Intertek in December 2011 and became chairman on 1st January 2012. Intertek is the ‘leading provider of quality and safety solutions globally’ and is a FTSE 100 company.

David is the Senior Non-executive Director of Reed Elsevier Group PLC and Chairman of Whizz-Kidz.

He was formerly Chairman of Kwik-Fit Group Ltd, Non-Executive Director at Greenalls Group plc (now De Vere Group), Legal & General Group Plc and Westbury plc.