Keith Read Email Address

Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director, Europe

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Keith Read is an energetic, determined and innovative Compliance and Ethics Director with strong commercial, analytical, relationship management and programme delivery skills Keith is a former winner of the Compliance Register's Best Compliance Officer award, and also won the Best Compliance Company award for BT; he was subsequently the subject of a major Daily Telegraph feature - 'Compliance and Science' Keith has extensive experience in international regulatory compliance, ethics, broad-based governance, the Bribery Act, associated 'adequate procedures' and telecommunications, including the Regulatory Settlement (‘Undertakings’) with Ofcom as part of the UK’s Telecommunications Strategic Review. His expertise includes compliance strategy development, managing company-wide compliance operations hands-on and achieving culture and behavioural change, whilst recognising the 'cost of compliance' Keith is infectiously enthusiastic, recognised as a leader in compliance and a frequently requested compliance speaker - covering compliance, compliance innovation and ethics - at a range of telecommunications, compliance, governance, risk and related events worldwide Specialties: Keith Read specialises in developing and implementing innovative compliance strategy to achieve 'demonstrable compliance' and fundamental change in relationships with Regulators and key stakeholders, without over-compliance Keith has specialist expertise in compliance training, education, communication, risk management, audit, operations and reporting. He also specialises in Data Protection, ethics and systems compliance - and compliance leadership