Organisational Structure

President

Honorary President

• Dr Stephanie Burns

Executive

• Executive Director: Joanne Lyall
• Director of Finance and IT: Hamza Ali
• Director of Operations: Tony Ramgobin
• Organisation Chart (pdf)

Board of Trustees (full details)

• Chair: Dr Jack Melling
• Honorary Treasurer and Chair, Finance and Investment Advisory Committee (FIAC): Mr John Brown
  
• Honorary Secretary and Chair, Membership Affairs Committee (MAC): Dr Leonard Copping
• Chair, Marketing and Development Advisory Committee (M&DAC): Mr Colin Borg
• Chair, Publications Advisory Committee (PAC): Dr Peter Hambleton.
• Ordinary Members:
  Mr Derek Heywood, Dr Prabhu Kulkarni, Prof Jennifer Mordue-Luntz, Mrs Diane Brown, Prof Alan Heaton, Mr Thomas Moore, Dr Fred Parrett, Dr Brian Iddon and Prof K Clive Thompson. Co-opted: Mr Thimo Schmitt-Lord and Dr David Evans.

• Trustees - America
• Trustees - Australia
• Trustees - Canada

Board Advisory Committees (full details)

• Membership Affairs Committee (MAC)
  Works with the groups to ensure they are aligned with and contribute to SCI's goals. It also focuses on expanding membership, meeting members' needs and the creation of new groups, both in the UK and abroad. More
  
  Chair: Dr Leonard Copping
  Ordinary Members: Prof Alan Heaton, Dr David Evans, Dr Russell Binions, Sir Geoffrey Allen, Dr Alan Baylis, Prof Em Michael Cox, Mr John Farmer, Prof Jeffrey Moorby, and Dr Sharon Williams. Co-opted: Shelly Long and Matthew Hudson.
  
  
• Marketing and Development Advisory Committee (M&DAC)
  Particularly focuses on the growth of the Society and its influencing role with business, government and academia.
  
  Chair: Mr Colin David Nelson Borg
  Ordinary Members: Mr Robert Andrew, Mr Derek Heywood, Mr Thomas Moore, Mr Peter Reineck, Mr Tim Reynolds, Professor David Walton, Dr Wendy Warr, Dr Philippe Rogueda.
  
  
• Publications Advisory Committee (PAC)
  Advises the Board of Trustees on SCI's publications strategy, monitors performance and value of publishing partners and recommends growth and development plans. More
  
  Chair: Dr Peter Hambleton
  Ordinary Members: Dr Jack Melling, Prof David S Reid, Prof François Schué, Mr Colin Borg, Dr Robert James Nairne. Co-opted: Shelly Long, Dr Natalie Fey
  
  
• Finance and Investment Advisory Committee (FIAC)
  Responsible for the financial affairs of the Society, manages the investment portfolio and maximises the return on premises at Belgrave Square. The committee is also responsible for risk assessment.
  
  Chair: Mr John Brown
  Ordinary Members: Dr Jack Melling, Dr Leonard Copping, Dr John Farmer, Prof Anthony Wragg, Mr Peter Hambleton, and Mr Peter Grimbly. Co-opted: Dr Geoffrey Fowler, Mr Geoffrey Jennings, Dr Roger Gilmour.

Board Sub-Committees

The Board of Trustees has the following board Sub-Committees:

• Remuneration Sub-Committee
• Early Career Support Sub-Committee

Members' Forum

This is an annual gathering for the exchange of views, ideas and plans between the groups and the rest of the Society. Each group, the advisory committees and the Board of Trustees are represented.

The Forum was introduced in 2007 and provides a real opportunity to capture the ideas and creativity of more members in the Society's major objectives. More.

Governance Chart