Nicholas Jonathan Read is a British businessperson who has been at the helm of 5 different companies and occupies the position of Group Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Vodafone Group Plc and Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Ventures Ltd. (a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc).

He is also on the board of Booking Holdings, Inc. and Vodafone Towers Ltd.

In his past career he was Chairman at VHA Pty Ltd. and Chairman at Vodafone Australia Pty Ltd. (a subsidiary of VHA Pty Ltd.), Chief Executive Officer at Vodafone Ltd., Chief Executive Officer for Vodafone UK Ltd., Chief Financial Officer for Miller Freeman Worldwide Ltd., Chief Financial Officer-Europe Region at Vodafone Oceania Ltd., Non-Executive Director at Vodacom Group Ltd. and Head-Senior Global Finance at United Business Media Plc.

He received an undergraduate degree from The University of Manchester.