The BESS Council is made up of BESS members who are elected by the BESS membership at the annual general meeting. They are also Trustees of the charity. The current Council includes:
Mark Falworth
President
2025-2027
Jaime Candal-Couto
Vice President
2025-2027
Steve Drew
Immediate Past President
2025-2027
Vijay Bhalaik
Honorary Treasurer
2024-2026
Adam Watts
Honorary Secretary
2024-2026
Katy Boland
Early Career AHP Representative
2025-2027
Mark Crowther
Treasurer Elect
2025-2026
Leanne Dupley
Early Career Surgeon Representative
2025-2027
Ananth Ebinesan
Secretary Elect
2025-2026
Steve Gwilym
BESS NJR/NCIP Representative
2025-2027
Rajesh Nanda
Data and Audit Officer
2025-2027
Harvinder Singh
Communications and Digital Officer
2025-2027
Joideep Phadnis
Research Committee Chair
2024-2027
Amol Tambe
Education Committee Chair
2024-2027
Helen Tunnicliffe
AHP Representative
2024-2026
Aparna Viswanath
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Lead
2025-2027
Past Presidents:
Willie Souter 1988-1991
Ian Bayley 1991-1993
Michael Watson 1993-1995
Steve Copeland 1995-1997
Ian Kelly 1997-1999
Jimmy Colville 1999-2001
Angus Wallace 2001-2003
Roger Emery 2003-2005
Tim Bunker 2005-2007
David Stanley 2007-2009
Lars Neumann 2009-2011
Andy Carr 2011-2013
Ro Kulkarni 2013-2015
Michael Thomas 2015-2017
Peter Brownson 2017-2019
Amar Rangan 2019-2021
Jonathan Rees 2021-2023
Steve Drew 2023-2025