Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is comprised of the Chair and up to five others drawn from the full members, together with one member drawn where possible from each additional member category. Members of the Executive Committee are registered with Companies House as Directors of the company.
The Executive committee are responsible, in conjunction with the Association Director, for the general running of the Association, handling membership applications, business development strategy, finance, information services, and the preparation of policy for discussion by members. The Association Director, ABPCO chairs and members of the Executive Committee will also represent the interests of the Association to all appropriate Government agencies, industry bodies, and the media. The roles and responsibilities can be seen here.
Executive Committee members are elected to serve for a three-year period. At the conclusion of this three-year term, members will have the opportunity either to elect replacements or to renew the appointment of the retiring member(s) for a further period of one year.
Our Executive Committee Members can be seen below with the membership types they represent.
Joint-Chair: Pauline Beattie - agency PCO
Joint-Chair: Sammy Connell - in-house PCO
Treasurer: Kate Sargent
Communications: Debra Nightingale
In-house PCO representatives: Sarah Vaughan, Sarvjit Wunsch, Garth Halliday, Emma Duffy
Agency PCO representatives: Gaynor England, Katie Bolton, Madalina Marincas, Samantha Salisbury, Sarah Byrne
Industry representatives: Steven Daun, Samantha Shamkh, Leanne Planche
Academic Liaison: Gemma Savage (Co-opted)
Group Members