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Justin Richard Read (born May 1961) [1] is an English businessman particularly associated with the financial management of construction and property-related companies.

Read studied modern history at the University of Oxford, graduating in 1983, and has an MBA from INSEAD (1990).

Read worked for businesses including Euro Disney, Bankers Trust [2] and Hanson plc (during 13 years at Hanson he served as deputy FD, MD of Continental Europe, head of risk management and group treasurer), [3] and has been a director of companies including: [1] [4]

In December 2017 he was appointed as a non-executive director to succeed one-time Hanson colleague Andrew Dougal as chair of the audit committee of Carillion, [2] six weeks before it went into liquidation. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Justin Richard READ". Companies House. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Price, David (1 December 2017). "Carillion appoints new non-executive director". Construction News. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 Singh, Rachel (18 May 2011). "New CFO for property business Segro". Accountancy Age. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Board of directors". Ibstock plc. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Speedy Hire names Justin Read as financial director". Finance and Stock Market News. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Unsted, Sam (14 April 2016). "SEGRO Finance Director Justin Read To Retire Later In 2016". Morningstar. Alliance News. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "BRIEF-Ibstock names Segro finance director Justin Read to board". Reuters. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Ford, Coreena (4 January 2017). "Former CEO of Barratt Developments named as new Grainger Plc chairman". Newcastle Chronicle. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Carillion to go into liquidation". BBC News. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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