Martin Read

{{short description|British businessman (born 1950)}}

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Sir Martin Peter Read, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CBE}} (born 16 February 1950) is a British businessman who has been Chairman of the Senior Salaries Review Body since January 2015, and Chairman of Wincanton plc since 2018.{{cite web |title=Dr Martin Read CBE, MA, DPhil, FIET |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/martin-read |website=gov.uk |accessdate=25 July 2020}}

He was educated at Queen Mary's School for Boys, Basingstoke, Peterhouse, Cambridge (BA, 1971) and Merton College, Oxford (DPhil Physics, 1974)."Read, Dr Martin Peter, (born 16 Feb. 1950), Chairman: Wincanton plc, since 2018; Senior Salaries Review Body, since 2015." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2007 He was made an Honorary Fellow of Merton College in 2006. He was formerly Group Chief Executive of Logica from 1993 to 2007 and Chairman of Laird plc from 2014 to 2018. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2011 and was knighted in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to industry and for public and voluntary service.{{London Gazette|issue=63918|supp=y|page=N2|date=31 December 2022}}

Read was chief executive of Logica from 1993 to 2007. He has also served as a non-executive director on the boards of Siemens Holdings, Lloyd's, Aegis Group, Invensys, British Airways, Boots, ASDA and the UK Government Efficiency and Reform Board. He has also been an adviser to private equity firms Candover and Actis as well as to Indian technology companies HCL and Zensar.{{Cite web|title=Dr Martin Read CBE, MA, DPhil, FIET|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/martin-read|access-date=2021-03-30|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Dr Martin Read CBE DPhil MA HonDTech FIET CDipAF CIMgt {{!}} University of Southampton|url=https://www.southampton.ac.uk/about/governance/martin-read.page|access-date=2021-03-30|website=www.southampton.ac.uk}}

He is chair of the Review Body on Senior Salaries which advises senior UK government officials such as the Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Defence, Secretary of State for Health and the Home Secretary on the pay of senior judges, civil servants, army officers, NHS managers, Police and Crime Commissioners. chief police officers and other senior public appointments.

Read is a board member of the Cabinet Office Efficiency and Reform Group, which "aims to save money, transform the way public services are delivered, improve user experience and support UK growth."{{Cite web|title=Efficiency and Reform Group|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/efficiency-and-reform-group|access-date=2021-03-30|website=GOV.UK|date=29 November 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Martin Peter Read, Wincanton PLC: Profile and Biography|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/1530185|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Bloomberg.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=National Audit Office|date=April 17, 2013|title=The Efficiency and Reform Group|url=https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/10061-001-The-Efficiency-and-Reform-Group-Copy.pdf}} He previously served as chairman of two government owned companies to manage "contracts and payments under the electricity market reform programme (the Low Carbon Contracts Company and the Electricity Settlements Company)."{{Cite web|title=Martin Peter READ, CBE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/QXZYkauAzFaYTvgQGkKUldldgow/appointments|access-date=2021-03-30|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|language=en}}