We were pleased to announce the Elected Officers and Committee members at this year’s AGM, which took place on Wednesday 3 June at our Annual Conference in Manchester. We would like to congratulate the newest members of the BCS team on their election to post following the end of the voting stage of the annual process.
President Elect
Following the year’s process, Professor Andrew Clark is the new BCS President Elect. He began his one-year term in the role after the AGM, and he will be the President Elect until June 2027, after which he will be your new BCS President (2027-2030). Read Andrew’s Supporting Statement.
Elected members
The following members have been elected after the posts went to a vote:
- Dr Louise Buchanan, Vice President for Education (2026-2029), read Louise’s Supporting Statement
- Dr Ceri Davies and Dr Tevfik Ismail, Clinical Standards Committee, read Ceri’s Supporting Statement and Tevfik’s Supporting Statement
- Dr Jamal Khan, Education Committee, read Jamal’s Supporting Statement
- Professor Riyaz Patel and Dr Angela Hoye, Guidelines & Practice Committee, read Riyaz’s Supporting Statement and Angela’s Supporting Statement
- Dr Vinoda Sharma and Dr Michaela Scheuermann-Freestone, Women in Cardiology Committee, read Vinoda’s Supporting Statement and Michaela’s Supporting Statement
The following members have been elected after we received their unopposed nominations. The posts have, therefore, been appointed to without election:
- Dr Francesco Papalia, Vice President for Corporate Finance & Development Elect, read Francesco’s Supporting Statement
- Dr Tracey Keteepe-Arachi and Dr Fozia Ahmed, Women in Cardiology Co-Chair and Programme Co-Leads, read Tracey and Fozia’s Supporting Statement
- Dr Peter Wilkinson, Environment & Sustainability Committee, read Peter’s Supporting Statement
- Dr Balrik Kailey, Finance Committee, read Balrik’s Supporting Statement
- Dr Naeimeh Hosseini, Professional and Society Values Committee, read Naeimeh’s Supporting Statement
- Dr Khawaja Aamer Mushtaq, Programme Committee, read Khawaja Aamer’s Supporting Statement
All members were officially welcomed to their roles at the 2026 AGM.
Demitting Officers
Additionally, we’d like to extend our thanks to two Demitting Officers, who have now reached the end of their term of office on the BCS Board, and to one Officer who will be continuing on the Board in a new role. Their contributions have been invaluable and we’re truly grateful for the exceptional standards of both quality they brought to their roles:
- Dr Andrew Archbold, Honorary Secretary (2023 – 2026)
- Dr Shouvik Haldar, Vice President for Education (2023 – 2026)
- Dr Louise Buchanan, Vice President for Professional and Society Values (2025 – 2026) and new Vice President for Education