(George) Douglas Scott (Doug Scott) is Honorary Entrepreneurial Fellow in the Business School of Durham University, [1] and managing director at What You See Is All There Is. He was previously the chief executive officer of Tyneside Economic Development Company ( TEDCO Ltd), Jarrow, Tyne and Wear from 1997 to 2013.
Early life
Born in Gateshead, Scott studied economics at the University of Durham where he gained a BA in 1979. [2]
Career
Scott started as a computer programmer, becoming a business librarian and computer scientist in 1981. In 1987 he became the managing editor of Headland Press, moving to TEDCO in 1988 where he rose to chief executive in 1997. [2] [3]
In 2010, he was awarded Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion - Lifetime Achievement which is only awarded to a maximum of one person each year. [2] [4] His citation read in part "Doug Scott is CEO of a not-for-profit enterprise agency who has made a significant impact on local enterprise development and youth enterprise in the North East for over 20 years in both a paid and a voluntary capacity." [5]
Scott was also chairman of the North East Enterprise Agencies, and vice chairman of the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies. [2]
Scott is on the boards of Customer First UK, United Kingdom Business Incubation, South Tyneside College, Groundwork Trust South Tyneside and Newcastle and Money Answers South Tyneside. [2]
Scott is a director of the Cavendish Consortium and used to be Chairman of the National Enterprise Network.
References
- ^ "Scott - Durham University".
- ^ a b c d e Karen Dent (4 May 2010). "Doug Scott, Chief Executive, TEDCO".
- ^ "Profile: Doug Scott of Tedco on Tyneside". Financial Times. 21 April 2010.
- ^ The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion: Recipients List Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, NIBusinessInfo.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Tedco boss Doug Scott honoured by The Queen".
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