Bible Society's Patron is Her Majesty the Queen. Our President is Rt Revd & Rt Hon Richard Chartres, Bishop of London. 

Our Vice-Presidents are Lord Alton, Revd Joel Edwards, Professor David F Ford, Most Revd Dr Barry Morgan, Most Revd Vincent Nichols, Most Revd & Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, Dr Paula Gooder and David Suchet.

Board of Trustees

Bible Society is governed by a Board of Trustees. They advise and support the Group Chief Executive, James Catford, in the implementation of our mission and vision. They are also responsible for making sure Bible Society remains within the remit of its Royal Charter and fully compliant to the expectations of the Charity Commission.

2012 Board Members

Philip Green – Chairman, Colonel Richard Sandy – Deputy Chairman, Peter Muir – Treasurer, John Ellis, Ben Gray, John Griffiths, Sue Heatherington, Chine Mbubaegbu, Sir Charles Hoare Bt and Arfon Jones.

  Strategic Leadership Team

The strategic direction and day-to-day leadership of the Bible Society Group is in the hands of a Strategic Leadership Team. This is led by James Catford, the Group Chief Executive.

Group Chief Executive: James Catford

James was appointed Chief Executive in 2002 and Group Chief Executive in 2008. He has a background in commercial book publishing having been publishing director at both HodderHeadline and HarperCollins. His non-executive roles include vice-Chair of Renovarè, chair of Renovarè Britain & Ireland and vice-chair of Amity Printing Company, Nanjing. He is married to Sue, and they live in central London.

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Executive Director of Charity: Paul Woolley

Paul took up his post in January 2011. He was founding Director of Theos, the public theology think tank, between 2005 and 2010. In addition to previously working as a Parliamentary Researcher and directing a political unit, he has had extensive public affairs experience. He is married to Ruth, and they have two sons, Amos and Atticus.

Executive Director of Services: Lesley Whelan

Lesley has been a Director of Bible Society since 2002 and in her current post since 2009. In addition to a business background, she has a particular interest in organisation and staff development. As well as considerable experience in the charity sector, past roles include Production Management and Financial Services. Lesley enjoys an active role in both her church and community. She is married to Nick, and they have two sons.

Executive Director of Finance: Julie Fletcher

Julie joined Bible Society in February 2010 and is responsible for the Group’s finance, supporter services, contact centre, systems and estates teams. Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant, Julie then worked in industry for 15 years, including five years with a buy-and-build venture capitalist backed company, where she was extensively involved in acquisitions/ mergers. She is married to Nigel, and they have one son, Matthew.