Post Office boss ‘obsessed with his pay’, claims former HR director

Nick Davies said to have repeatedly demanded pay rises from the government and described bonus as ‘intolerable’

The chief executive of the Post Office was “obsessed” with his pay and threatened to resign unless it was increased, even as the Horizon scandal escalated, a former executive at the postal service has claimed.

Former chief people officer, Jane Davies, said Nick Read repeatedly demanded pay increases from the government, the company’s sole shareholder, and described his bonus as “intolerable”.