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  • Post Office boss told he did not need to ‘dig into’ Horizon scandal

    Politics

    The outgoing Post Office chief executive said he was told he “did not need to dig into the details” of the Horizon IT scandal when he joined the business despite it having led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters. During what was the first of three days of evidence at the Horizon inquiry, [...]

    Nick Reach, CEO of the Post Office, giving evidence to a select committee
  • Mark Kleinman: Post Office needs a boss who can read the room

    Business

    Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City AM column.

    Mark Kleinman is Sky News' City Editor and writes a column for City AM
  • Post Office boss Nick Read to step down next year as successor named

    Business

    Post Office chief executive Nick Read will step down from the role in March next year, the company has announced. Neil Brocklehurst, the current interim chief operating officer, is expected to replace Read, who temporarily stepped back from the role in July to give his “entire attention” to the Horizon scandal inquiry. At the time, [...]

    Post Office chief Nick Read temporarily stepped back from the role in July to give his "entire attention” to the Horizon scandal inquiry.
  • Post Office boss Nick Read to step back temporarily as Horizon enquiry enters next stage

    July 12, 2024

    In a note to staff today, Nick Read said the organisation was now entering a "critical phase" of the enquiry in September, and amid a strategic review of the organisation.

  • Liberty Global’s Andrea Salvato may be new Vodafone Chief

    December 19, 2022

    Andrea Salvato is a contender for the top job at Vodafone according to latest reports from London’s telecom sources. Nick Read, Vodafone’s current CEO will step down at the end of the year after a financially turbulent quarter for the telecommunication giant. Beginning of December, the company had seen a 44 per cent decline in [...]

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