James A. Reed

Quick Facts

Full Name	James A. Reed
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Apr 12, 1963(1963-04-12)
Age	61
Birthplace	Woking
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Woking
Horoscope	Aries

James A. Reed Biography

James A. Reed is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on April 12, 1963 in Woking, Woking, United Kingdom. James A. Reed (born April 1963) is a British businessman. He is Chairman and Chief Executive of the Reed group of companies, which comprises Reed Specialist Recruitment, Reed Learning, Reed in Partnership and Reed Online. He is the son of Sir Alec Reed, who founded the company in 1960.

From 1987 to 1988 Reed worked for Afghanaid and Help the Aged, co-ordinating relief and development programmes in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Soviet-occupied Afghanistan. In Afghanistan he established a village assistance programme for farmers affected by regional conflict. He also co-ordinated fundraising, publicity and sponsorship services for Afghanaid, and reported on the Afghan conflict for The Independent newspaper. To enter Afghanistan from Pakistan’s border, Reed travelled disguised as an Afghan with a party of Mujahideen rebels.

Reed became a non-executive director of Reed in 1992. In a 2014 radio interview, Reed spoke of the circumstances leading up to joining the family business full-time: “Joining the family business wasn’t a fait accompli. When my father got to 60 he said ‘James, there’s not much point having a family business if there isn’t any family in it’. I’d been sitting on the fence for some time. Then one day he said: ‘That job that I have been talking to you about? It’s going to be in The Sunday Times Appointments section next week – do you want to apply or not?” That got me off the fence! I was fearful of following him. He was a very successful entrepreneur who’d set up this business and he was well loved in the business. I was worried about failing. That fear of failure probably kept me on the fence for longer than it should have done.”

Reed joined the Reed Group full-time in April 1994, as director of operations. He became Chief Executive in February 1997. To symbolise the handover of control of the company, Reed’s father presented him with a conductor’s baton. The baton now hangs on the wall of Reed’s personal office at the company’s headquarters in Covent Garden, London.

During 1985–1986 Reed worked as a media planner and buyer for Saatchi & Saatchi plc, where he planned and managed advertising campaigns for British Rail, Club 18-30, Eurotunnel and Procter and Gamble.

James A. Reed Net Worth

James A. Reed is one of the richest Businessperson from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James A. Reed 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduating from Oxford in 1984, Reed sought to work for an entrepreneur. He wrote a speculative job application to Gordon and Anita Roddick of the Body Shop plc. The couple subsequently employed him as assistant to then-chairman Gordon. Reed has described his time at the Body Shop as his transition from university to the world of work. He has cited Anita Roddick as an influence, saying: “If a bottle of jojoba hand lotion wasn’t displayed properly on the shelf, she’d pull you up on it. And I really liked that — that combination of real drive and enthusiasm, and getting the details right.”

Reed attended Scaitcliffe prep school and St Paul’s. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford in 1984 with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) and subsequently gained an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where his father briefly joined him to study.

Following his graduation from Harvard in 1990, Reed began a two-year production course at the BBC, where he worked as an assistant producer on documentaries and factual programmes. These included BBC TV’s Business Matters, for which Reed produced Crazy Ways for Crazy Days, a 50-minute documentary about management guru Tom Peters, and The Pros and The Cons, an inside view of prison privatisation at Strangeways. After the Tom Peters documentary grossed £1m, Reed requested funding to make a similar programme – but was turned down, leading him to grow dissatisfied with his employment at the BBC.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is James A. Reed Dating?

According to our records, James A. Reed married to Nicola Reed. As of December 1, 2023, James A. Reed’s is not dating anyone.

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Reed is a trustee of several Reed family charitable initiatives, including The Reed Foundation and The Big Give Trust. The Big Give was founded by James’s father Sir Alec Reed in 2007 and has helped to raise over £129m for UK- registered charities.

Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. James A. Reed celebrates birthday on April 12 of every year.

Between 2008 and 2018, Reed was depicted in a series of humorous TV adverts featuring the actor and comedian Rufus Jones. Some of these adverts have been directed by the previous year’s winners of Reed’s annual Short Film Competition. The adverts begin with Jones introducing himself as James Reed. Jones’ portrayal of Reed is a knowingly over-acted caricature of a comic book superhero, one who has the superpower to transform job-hunters into their ideal vocation. In one advert Reed makes a cameo appearance as an ice cream seller who is transformed into a nightclub DJ by the character of James Reed as played by Jones. The adverts have received more than 28 million YouTube views. The 2016 TV campaign sees Jones playing Reed as a comic knight.

What kind of fish are in James a Reed?

James A Reed is a pond near Lee’s Summit. The most popular species caught here are Largemouth bass, Rainbow trout, and Channel catfish.

Who is James A Reed Kansas City?

Reed served as a city councilor of Kansas City from 1897 to 1898 and as prosecutor of Jackson County from 1898 to 1900. He unsuccessfully prosecuted Jesse E. James, son of the bandit Jesse James, for train robbery in 1899. He was elected Kansas City mayor from 1900 to 1904.

Who is James Reed?

James F. Reed
Known for| Donner Party
Spouse(s)| Margret Reed

How many acres is James A Reed?

Reed. Additional tracts were purchased using federal monies and Department funds to bring the area to its present 3,084 acres. Development of the area and lake construction began in 1957. Over 252 acres of water have been impounded to form 12 lakes, ranging in size from one to 42 acres.

How big is James A Reed Wildlife Area?

This 3,000-acre area is dotted with lakes and fields and includes the Shawnee Trace Natural Trail, which follows East Branch Big Creek and rises above rock outcroppings. In addition to the official nature trail, James A. Reed is ripe for the wanderer.