Nicholas J. Read

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Mr. Read served as Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Group Plc, a multinational communications company, from October 2018 to December 2022, was a member of its board of directors from 2014 to 2022, and an advisor from December 2022 to March 2023. Prior to becoming its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Read served as Group Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Group Plc April 2014 to July 2018.

Since joining Vodafone in 2001, Mr. Read has held a variety of senior roles, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Limited, the U.K. operating company. Prior to becoming Group Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Read served as Regional Chief Executive Officer for Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific for five years and was a board member of the Vodafone publicly-traded subsidiaries Vodacom, Safaricom and Vodafone Qatar and Vodafone’s joint ventures VHA in Australia and Indus Towers in India. Prior to joining Vodafone, he held senior global finance positions with United Business Media Plc and Federal Express Worldwide. Mr. Read is a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Read
M/F: Male
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: CGMA
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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
booking.comBoardMember01/03/2023
booking.comTechnologyMember01/03/2023

 

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