Background
Newton, David Alexander was born in 1942 in Westmoreland, England, WORLD0.
Newton, David Alexander was born in 1942 in Westmoreland, England, WORLD0.
Attended, Wyvern College.
Management trainee, J. Bibby & Sons Ltd., England, 1964;
area manager, Cobb Breeding Company, 1967;
general manager, director, Anglian Food Group, 1969;
agricultural director, Sovereign Chicken Ltd., 1972;
operations director, Ross Poultry Ltd., 1982;
Chief Executive Officer, director, Buxted Poultry Ltd., 1984;
chairman, Maple Leaf Mills Ltd., Toronto, 1987;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Canada Packers Inc. (now Maple Leaf Foods Inc.), 1990-1992;
chief operating officer, Hillsdown Holdings plc, London, 1992;
Chief Executive Officer, Hillsdown Holdings plc, London, 1993-1996;
chairman, Carr's Milling Industries, Carlisle, England, since 1996. Board directors Bernard Matthews Plc, Bodfari Ltd., MRCT Ltd.
Chairman, Board Of Directors Prism Rail Plc.
Fellow Royal Society Arts, Institute Directors United Kingdom. Member British Institute Management (companion).
Married Kathleen Mary Newton. 2 children.