A native of Edinburgh, Scotland, Reid underwent post-graduate education at Cranfield University, England and INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. Reid’s first career as a professional firefighter was cut short by a serious injury soon after attaining the rank of Divisional Commander. Subsequently pursuing a business career, he rose quickly to senior positions within major corporations. Working at executive level in Cable & Wireless and later IBM Global Services, Reid was headhunted by a major British bank to join their board and introduced internet banking and mortgage online. After serving on the boards of several publicly quoted companies, Reid undertook a number of assignments for Venture Capital groups as interim CEO, ending up as CEO of a major European Mobile Data Communications company.
Reid then immigrated to Canada in 2001 and established two very successful companies. Thereafter, he embraced the realities of environmental change and our impact on it and launched Caribbean LED Lighting Inc. (CLL) to help companies and individuals reduce their carbon footprint and energy costs. CLL manufactures and exports to 18 countries from Barbados. Reid sold CLL in 2019 and now splits his time between Barbados and Nova Scotia, serving on various boards.
