Nisa has announced the appointment of Nick Read as its new chief executive officer. He will take over from Neil Turton this month.

Read joins Nisa from Thomas Cook, where he shaped the customer experience as group customer service director.Prior to this he was the commercial operations director at Vodafone UK.

Nisa chairman Christopher Baker said: "Nick’s mix of strategic and operational experience and his strong focus on the customer set him apart. He impressed us as the ideal candidate for the CEO role at Nisa."