[4][5] His career in the textile industry began at Coats Patons, a cotton thread manufacturer, where he managed operations in South America and Europe.
[5][7] After leaving Dawson International in 1995, Kuenssberg held numerous boardroom and committee roles.
[4][5] In the corporate sector, he held non-executive director positions at Scottish Power, Standard Life, and Bank of Scotland, and chaired companies in cloud computing and wellbeing streaming services.
[5][10] Additionally, he was involved with Social Investment Scotland, the David Hume Institute, the Scottish Legal Aid Board, and other public service and educational organizations.
[5] Kuenssberg married Sally Robertson, daughter of Lord Robertson, in 1965, with whom he had three children: David, a director general[11] at the Home Office; Joanna, a former UK high commissioner and senior executive at Shell plc; and Laura, a BBC television host.