Our people

Paul Williams – Chief Executive

Paul Williams, now CEO of Bible Society, worked for over a decade in business in London and then as an academic theologian in Canada. He is the visionary behind ReFrame, an innovative resource for whole-life discipleship, produced by Regent College, Vancouver, where he holds a Research Professorship of Marketplace Theology and Leadership. Read more

Kate Andrews – Chief Financial Officer

Kate joined Bible Society in June 2017. She spent the early part of her career qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young and has subsequently worked in senior finance roles in a number of commercial SME businesses, where she gained significant hands-on operational experience.

Toby Beresford – Director of Digital Strategy

Toby joined Bible Society in September 2022 as Director of Digital Strategy. He is an experienced technologist who's led his own digital consultancy and served other organisations in-house. He has spent many years in the digital and technology industry, particularly around developing digital solutions for behaviour change. Toby is married to Amber, who is a curate, and they live in Hampshire with their three young children.

Derek Hill – Managing Director: Bible Society Resources Ltd. 

Derek joined Bible Society in 1989. He is responsible for the Enterprise arm of Bible Society which includes Sales, Publishing and Bible Printing.  From a book printing background, Derek has served Bible Society in variety of printing and publishing related roles including as a Bible production consultant and trainer for the United Bible Societies. He is married, and has three children.

Richard King – Counsel on Legal Risk Management and Governance

Richard joined Bible Society in August 2018. Richard worked as a barrister for 30 years providing legal advice and services in advocacy and mediation. In 2010 he joined Concordis International, where he designed and participated in conflict resolution processes in Sudan and South Sudan. Read more

Nigel Langford – Director of Domestic Mission

Nigel joined Bible Society in 2015 and is Director of Domestic Mission. His previous roles were Head of Church Relations and Learning/Development Officer for Open the Book. Nigel is a church planter and leader, and is a trustee of Westminster Theological Centre. He lives with his wife and son in North London.

Chine McDonald – Director of Theos

Chine joined as director of Theos in January 2022. Her previous roles included Head of Community Fundraising and Public Engagement at Christian Aid and Director of Communications at the Evangelical Alliance. She read Theology and Religious Studies at Cambridge University before training as a newspaper journalist.  Read more

Susan Mears – Director: People

Susan joined the leadership team in November 2013 as Director: People responsible for HR, Organisation Development and Voluntary Services. Susan previously worked for 18 years as a senior executive with a large mutual organisation leading the development and implementation strategies for organisational effectiveness. Susan is married to Adrian and they have four children and seven grandchildren.

Oldi Morava – Director of International Mission

Oldi joined Bible Society in 2009 as an Old Testament Bible translator after successfully completing a Master of Studies at Oxford University in Classical Hebrew. He grew up in Albania during the communist regime and experienced first hand the rapid growth of the church in the early 90s. He is passionate about the power of the Bible in reaching out to the culture and sustaining God’s people under pressure. He is married to Larissa and they have two beautiful daughters, Reya and Skyla.

Stuart Noble – Chief Operating Officer

Stuart joined Bible Society in February 2016 having previously held senior fundraising and communications roles in the charity sector. Originally from Northern Ireland, Stuart is married to Julianne and they have three children Sebastian, Felix and Harriet.

Claire Sims – Director of Communications & Marketing

Claire joined Bible Society in July 2021, having held senior communication and marketing positions in both the private and not-for-profit sectors. She believes that getting the communication right inside and outside of organisations is key to success. Claire lives with her family in North Wiltshire.