The Business Archives Council of Scotland is governed by an Executive Committee elected annually at our AGM.
The principal officers are:
Executive Committee
| President | Prof. Tony Slaven |
| Convenor | Amanda Noble |
| Depute Convenor | Kiara King (Ballast Trust) |
| Hon. Secretary | Samantha Case (Bacardi) |
| Hon. Treasurer | Rosemary Hall (Natwest) |
| Surveying Officer | Rachael Muir (Ballast Trust) |
| Communications | Dawn Stewart |
| Events Officer | Karyn Williamson |
The Executive Committee consists of the above plus:
| Andrew MacGregor | University of Aberdeen |
| Cheryl Traversa | The Macallan |
| Dr Chris Cassells | The National Library of Scotland |
| Dr Kirsten Kininmonth | University of Glasgow |
| Prof. Neil Rollings | Centre for Business History in Scotland, University of Glasgow |
| Kevin Wilbraham | Edinburgh City Council |
The editorial board for our journal Business and Industrial History: A Journal of Archival Research is comprised of the following individuals:
| Alison Turton | Archive Consultant |
| Prof. Andrew Perchard | University of Otago |
| Dr Chris Cassells | The National Library of Scotland |
| Dr Chris Miller | University of Glasgow |
| Kiara King | The Ballast Trust |
| Dr Niall MacKenzie | University of Strathclyde |
| Dr Zoi Pittaki | University of Dundee |
The Council has no premises of its own but correspondence may be addressed to:
Business Archives Council of Scotland
c/o Archive Services
University of Glasgow
77-87 Dumbarton Road
Glasgow
G11 6PW
Professor Peter Payne
In 2017 the Business Archives Council of Scotland learned that our President, Professor Peter Payne, had passed away at the age of 87 on 10th January 2017. Prof. Payne was the Council’s vice president and then our president for many years and a key figure in the establishment of BACS in 1960. An obituary was prepared by Prof Tony Slaven and was published in the 2017 edition of Scottish Business and Industrial History.
The Business Archive Council also published an obituary which can be read here.