David Nish has landed his first job since leaving Standard Life after joining the board of Vodafone Group as a non-executive director.

Gerard Kleisterlee, chairman of the telecoms giant, described Mr Nish as “a highly experienced business leader” and added: “His financial expertise and capital market skills will be a complementary addition to the Board and I am delighted to welcome him to Vodafone."

Mr Nish had led the Edinburgh insurer for five years until his departure earlier this month.

He is a former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and finance director at ScottishPower.