Who's who in the society?

The Principal Officers
The Secretariat
The Board
Former Presidents
Fellows of the Society
Advisory Council
Standing Committees

Principal Officers of the Society for
2006-2007 are:

President: Paul Horrocks, Editor, Manchester Evening News

Immediate Past President: Charles McGhee, Editor, The Herald

Chairman of Parliamentary & Legal Committee: Robin Esser, Executive managing editor, Daily Mail

Chairman of Training Committee: Peter Cole, Professor of Journalism, University of Sheffield

Treasurer: Pat Pilton, Consutlant editor, The Press Association

Executive Director and Company Secretary: Bob Satchwell.

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The Secretariat

Executive Director and Company Secretary: Bob Satchwell

Research Assistant: Sarah Goodman

Administrator: Angela Varley

Finance Officer: Elena Tulenkova

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The Board

The Board is chaired by the President who is elected by the members. Membership of the board is initially for a period of three years, which can be extended.

Elections take place at the Annual General Meeting which is normally held during the annual conference.

The Memorandum and Articles of Association outline the processes and regulations by which the society operates

Board Membership 2006

Paul Horrocks – President
Editor, Manchester Evening News
0161 211 2465
paul.horrocks@men-news.co.uk

Charles McGhee – Immediate Past President
Editor, The Herald
01413 026505
charles.mcghee@theherald.co.uk

Neil Benson
Editorial Director, Trinity Mirror Regional Newspapers
0151 2395918
neil.benson@trinity-mirror.plc.uk

Simon Bucks
Associate Editor
02077 053299
simon.bucks@bslgt.com

Richard Catlow
Editions Director, Greater Manchester Weekly News
richard.catlow@gmwn.co.uk

Peter Charlton
Editor, Yorkshire Post
0113 243 2701
peter.charlton@ypn.co.uk

Peter Cole – Chairman, Training Committee
Head of Dept. of Journalism, University of Sheffield
0114 2222500
p.g.cole@sheffield.ac.uk

Pat Pilton
Consultant Editor, The Press Association
01789 294 423
pat.pilton@pa.press.net

Steve Egginton
01275 333687
steve.egginton@btinternet.com

Robin Esser – Chairman, Parliamentary and Legal Committee
Executive Managing Editor, Daily Mail
0207 938 7631
robin.esser@dailymail.co.uk

Elizabeth Griffin
Editor, Hereford Times
01432 274413
liz.griffin@midlands.newsquest.co.uk

Donald Martin
Editor, Evening Times, Glasgow
01224 690222
d.martin@ajl.co.uk

Nigel Pickover
Editor, The Evening Star
Tel: 01473 324785
Nigel.Pickover@eveningstar.co.uk

Keith Sutton
Editorial Director, CN Group
01228 612617
keith.sutton@cumbrian-newspapers.co.uk

Hannah Walker
Editor in Chief, South London Press & Mercury Group
Tel: 0208769 4444
hannahwalker@SLP.co.uk

Tony Watson
Editorial Director, The Press Association
01430 455034
tony.watson@pa.press.net

Bob Satchwell – Executive Director
Society of Editors
01223 304080
Home: 01223 525797
Mobile: 07860 562815
info@societyofeditors.org

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Former Presidents

Charles McGhee
Keith Sutton
Neil Benson
Jonathan Grun
Liz Page
Edmund Curran
Neil Fowler
Geoff Elliot

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Fellows of the Society

Ben Bradlee, Vice President at Large, the Washington Post
W F Deedes, Daily Telegraph
Geoff Elliott , First president of the merged Society of Editors
Bob Pinker, former privacy commissioner at the PCC
Peter Preston, former Editor, The Guardian
Richard Tait, former Editor in Chief, ITN

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Advisory Council

Kevin Beatty, Managing Director, Associated Newspapers
Edwin Boorman, Chairman, Kent Messenger Group
Tim Bowdler, Chief Executive, Johnston Press Plc
Jim Brown, former Chairman, Newsquest
Mark Byford, Deputy Director General, BBC
Paul Dacre, Editor-in-Chief, Daily Mail
Paul Davidson, Chairman and Chief Executive, Newsquest Media Group Ltd.
Bill Emmott, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
Ivan Fallon, Chief Executive, Independent News & Media (UK)
John Fry, Chief Executive, Archant
Philip Graf, Chairman, The Press Standards Board of Finance (PRESSBOF)
Phil Harding, Director English Network and News, BBC World Service
Les Hinton, Executive Chairman, News International plc
Clive Jones, Chief Executive, ITV News
Chris Oakley, CEO HRM Partnership
Keith Parker, Managing Director, Wolverhampton Express & Star
Michael Pelosi, Chief Executive, Northcliffe Newspapers Group Ltd
Paul Potts, Chief Executive, The Press Association
Richard Tait, Director, Cardiff University

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Standing Committees

Parliamentary and Legal
The committee monitors legislation and the activities of government and other agencies to assess the potential impact of policies on editors’ freedom to report on behalf of the public. It meets regularly with government ministers, the police, senior judges and other legal officials representing the views of editors and their legal advisors. It works with other media organisations and liaises with the Editors’ Code Committee and the Press Complaints Commission.

Training
The committee monitors training activities and works to establish and maintain high standards in the practice and ethics of journalism. It sets a strategy for the society and liaises with other media organisations on training and standards. Society members work in training organisations and colleges and sit on the boards of industry training organisations.

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