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 | Kiara King (Ballast Trust) |
| Deputy Convenor | Kevin Wilbraham (The City of Edinburgh Council) |
| Hon. Secretary | Samantha Case (Bacardi) |
| Hon. Treasurer | Rosemary Hall (Natwest Group Archives) |
| Hon. Editors BIH | See journal page for editors |
| Surveying Officer | Rachael Rennert (Ballast Trust) |
| Communications | Dawn Stewart (Scottish Canals) |
| Events Officer | Karyn Williamson (DPC) |
The Executive Committee consists of the above plus:
| Jo Dixon | National Register of Archives for Scotland |
| Andrew MacGregor | University of Aberdeen |
| Cheryl Traversa | The Macallan |
| Dr Chris Cassells | The National Library of Scotland |
| Dr Kirsten Kininmonth | Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow |
| Dr Chris Miller | Centre for Business History in Scotland, University of Glasgow |
| Martin Goodfellow | Goodfellow & Steven (Goodfellows of Dundee Ltd) |
| Sarah Wilcox | Johnstons of Elgin |
The Council has no premises of its own but correspondence may be addressed to:
Business Archives Council of Scotland
c/o The Ballast Trust
18-20 Walkinshaw Street
Johnstone
PA5 8AB
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.