Background
Felwick was born on 9 November 1944, the son of Leonard Felwick and Mary J. Felwick (née Rolling).
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David Felwick
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Royal Air Force College Cranwell.
Career
After completing his secondary education at Devonport High School for Boys, Plymouth, he trained at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell. He served with the Royal Air Force for twenty years, from 1962 to 1982, reaching the rank of Wing Commander. Between 1985 and 1987, he was the Managing Director of the John Lewis store in Welwyn, before becoming the Director of Selling of Waitrose Limited.
In 1991, he was promoted to the positions of Managing Director of Waitrose and Director of Trading (Food) for JLP. He remained in these posts until 2002, when he was succeeded by Steven Esom and Angela Megson respectively.
Under his Directorship, Waitrose"s turnover had doubled and the number of stores increased by 46. During this time, he was also the Chairman of the British Retail Consortium.
In January 2012, Felwick joined the board of directors at Plymouth Argyle Football Club. 2004 (January) - appointed a Commander (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) of the Order of the British Empire.
