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British Academy appoints new Directors
The British Academy has announced the appointment of three new Directors. The new Directors will join Chief Executive and Secretary Dr Robin Jackson as members of the Academy’s senior management team, working with the elected Officers of the Academy to provide strategic direction and co-ordination and support for the Academy’s staff.
Robin Jackson said: “I am delighted to welcome these three new Directors who will help the Academy, its Fellows and its staff deliver our objectives in the future."
The Directors will take up their posts in early 2008.
Tim Brassell has been appointed as Director of External Relations. Tim worked for the BBC for twenty years and was Head of Communications, BBC Nations and Regions, for the last twelve. He was previously Head of Information Services for Northern Arts. He graduated in English from Leeds University and has a Master’s degree in English and drama from University College, Cardiff. He is the author of Tom Stoppard: An Assessment (St Martin’s Press 1985).
Dr Birgit Brandt has been appointed as Director of Programmes. Birgit will leave the Royal Society, where she is currently Head of Grants. Before joining the Royal Society, she worked as Research Grants Manager for the Big Lottery Fund. She has a Master’s degree in race and ethnic studies and a PhD in sociology, both from the University of Warwick, and a Diplom from the Freie Universitaet Berlin.
Paola Morris will be joining the British Academy as Director of Finance and Corporate Services. She has been at the House of Lords since 1998, recently as Head of Financial Operations and Transactions and before that as Chief Accountant. She was previously Financial Controller at the RAF Club, London, and Vice Director at the Hotel Venezia, Rome. She has a degree in accounting and finance from the Universita’ Statale di Milano, an MBA from Oxford Brookes University, is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a member of the Chartered Management Institute. She is currently studying for a PhD in performance management in the public sector.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Published:
21 November 2007
- The British Academy is the National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Established by Royal Charter in 1902, the British Academy is an independent learned society promoting the humanities and social sciences. It is composed of Fellows elected in recognition of their distinction as scholars in the humanities and social sciences.
- More information about the Academy may be found at: http://www.britac.ac.uk