Mr. Nicholas Jonathan READ
Age 45, Non-Executive Director of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in March 2009. Mr. Read is currently Vodafone's Regional Chief Executive Officer for Asia Pacific and Middle East Region. He is also a director of Vodafone Essar Limited, Vodafone Essar Towers Limited, Vodafone Egypt Communications S.A.E., Vodafone Hutchison Australia Limited, Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C and JIL B.V.. Prior to his appointment as Vodafone's Regional Chief Executive Officer for Asia Pacific and Middle East Region, Mr. Read was the Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone UK. Mr. Read joined Vodafone UK in 2002 as Chief Financial Officer, and in 2003 was appointed the Chief Commercial Officer of Vodafone UK. Prior to joining Vodafone, Mr. Read had been the Chief Financial Officer of Miller Freeman Worldwide and the Chief Financial Officer for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Region of Federal Express. Mr. Read graduated in 1986 from the Manchester Metropolitan University with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Accountancy and Finance. Mr. Read is a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant. His other directorships held in the last three years in listed public companies include Emtel Europe Plc and Mobile Telecom Plc.
