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Executive Committee

The role of the Executive Committee (EC) is to promote and manage the business of the BTS. The EC ensures that proper records are kept of appointments of officers, the proceedings of all BTS and EC meetings, and that accurate accounting records are kept. The EC is composed of a group of dedicated professionals who work in academia, industry or government toxicology. Nominations for appointment to the EC are sought from the Nominations Subcommittee, and BTS members are encouraged to express interest in serving.

Executive Committee (EC) Members as from 2026 AGM:

Officers:
Professor Tim Gant (President)
Dr Fiona Sewell (Vice President and Chair of the Finance Subcommittee (FSC))
Professor Shirley Price (Honorary General Secretary)
Frances Hill (Honorary Treasurer)
Professor Neill Liptrott (Chair, Scientific Subcommittee-(SSC))

Members of the Executive Committee:
Dr Phil Botham (Immediate Past President and Chair of the Nominations Subcommittee (NSC))
Dr Antonio Peña-Fernández (Vice-Chair, Scientific Subcommittee (SSC) and an observer at the Officers’ meetings)

Ordinary Members:
Dr Stephen Cahalan
Professor James Coulson
Rani Ghosh
Dr Hazem Matar
Dr Bryony Ross
Professor Vicki Stone

Co-opted Members
Chairs of the Subcommittees:
Dr Barbara Kubickova (Chair of the Network for Early-Stage Toxicologists Subcommittee – (NEST))
Position vacant as of 27th April 2026 (Chair of the Public Communications Steering Team (PCST))
Dr Helen Nakeeb  (Chair of the Education, Training and Career Development Subcommittee – (ETCD))
Dr David Woolley (Chair of the Communications Subcommittee – (CSC))

Webmaster:
Adam Sewell

Editor in Chief, Toxicology Research:
Professor Shirley Price

Chair of the UK Register of Toxicologists:
Britta Gadeberg

The EC is responsible for the strategic direction of the BTS and ratifies all decisions advised by the subcommittees.