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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Sweney

Post Office CEO Nick Read prefers teams of ‘younger, deferential males’, inquiry told

The Post Office chief executive, Nick Read, wearing an open-neck checked shirt and blue V-neck jumper poses for a photo with arms folded
Nick Read has previously been accused of bullying, but an investigation by an independent barrister cleared him on all counts of misconduct. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

A former Post Office finance chief has said the company’s chief executive, Nick Read, prefers to work with teams of “younger, deferential males”, with very few senior roles held by female colleagues.

Alisdair Cameron, who officially left the company in June after a year of sick leave, provided his view on the culture at the Post Office in response to the public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal.

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