Alex Mair
| Alex Mair will be joining the staff of the BGS in September, and will succeed Richard Lynham as administrative head of the Society when Richard retires at the end of the month. |
Alex is a qualified company secretary, a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and also has an HND in Business Studies. For the last twelve years he has been Company Secretary and Executive Secretary (Chief Executive) of the British Institute of Professional Photography. Alex is well qualified for the post, coming to the Society as he does from a similar organisation, i.e. a professional organisation, with a membership of 3,500, a turnover of £600,000, governed by a Council of 14, and with a mixture of nine permanent and part time staff. Married to Sheila (a business systems consultant) and living in Woodford Green, Essex, Alex enjoys a game of chess, travel and astronomy. |
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Alex was appointed following his selection from a shortlist of five, by an interview panel comprising three officers – Jerry Playfer, Margot Gosney and myself – and two national representatives – David Kennie for Scotland and Ed Wilkins for Wales, chaired by Mike Sillitoe, Director of Human Resources at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, generously loaned to the Society for the day. He demonstrated a good understanding of the health needs of older people and the current issues affecting geriatric medicine and the Society. Members will have an opportunity to meet him at the Autumn Meeting in Hammersmith on 15-17 October. In the meantime, I am sure readers will want me to wish him well in his career with the Society.
Says Alex; “I am looking forward to the early opportunity of meeting as many members as possible at the Autumn Meeting, and to making a positive and long term contribution to both the Society and geriatric care”.
Kevin
Kelleher
Hon Secretary