Matt Hyde's involvement with The Scout Association was almost destined from birth.
Hyde, who took over as chief executive of the association from Derek Twine in April 2013, shares his birthday with Scouts' founder Robert Baden-Powell. He also comes from a family of former Scouts, including his grandfather who received a gallantry award, signed by Baden-Powell, in 1921 after saving a boy from drowning.
"Scouting made a huge difference to my life," says Hyde, who was a Cub Scout as a young boy before graduating into the Scouts.
"It probably made an even bigger difference to my brothers: I think it gave them things that school didn't."
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