Following the recent election, BCIS Council is pleased to welcome Dr Ash Kotecha as the new Member without portfolio who will be taking over from Dr Shrilla Banerjee in January.
There was an outstanding field of applicants for this post, and on behalf of Council, we would like to congratulate Dr Kotecha and thank all the candidates for their interest and to everyone who voted.
Best Wishes,
Gerald Clesham, BCIS Hon Secretary David Hildick-Smith, BCIS President
Following the recent election, BCIS Council is pleased to welcome Dr Vinoda Sharma as the new Member without portfolio.
There was an outstanding field of applicants for this post, and on behalf of Council, we would like to congratulate Vinoda and thank all the candidates for their interest and to everyone who voted.
Best Wishes,
Gerald Clesham, BCIS Hon Secretary David Hildick-Smith, BCIS President
BCIS Council Elections 2019 – Appointment of new Communications Lead
13th December 2019
Dear BCIS Member,
It gives us great pleasure to announce Dr Sukhjinder Nijjer as the new BCIS Communications Lead. Dr Nijjer will take over from the current incumbent, Dr Phillip Freeman, in June 2020, but will start immediately working for a 6-month transition period alongside Dr Freeman.
Dr Nijjer is appointed having been the sole applicant in the recent Call for Nominations. Dr Nijjer submitted an extremely high-quality personal statement, illustrating both huge enthusiasm and an impressive degree of experience in Communications and IT. There is no doubt that he will be an outstanding appointment to this vital role for the Society.
BCIS Council Election 2019 results for Honorary Secretary and R&D Group Lead
19th September 2019
Dear BCIS Members,
I am delighted to announce that Dr Clare Appleby was successful in the recent election for BCIS Honorary Secretary, and Prof Colin Berry was successful in the recent election for Research & Development Group Lead. Both Clare and Colin will officially take over from the current postholders (Dan Blackman and Nick Curzen respectively) in January 2020 following ACI.
There was an outstanding field of candidates for these two posts, and on behalf of Council, I would like to congratulate Clare and Colin on their successful appointments, and thank all the applicants for their interest in BCIS, and all those current and ex council members who voted.
Announcement of new BCIS Clinical Standards Group Lead
7th January 2019
Dear BCIS Members,
I am delighted to announce that Gerald Clesham was successful in the recent election for BCIS Clinical Standards Group Lead and will officially take over from Adam de Belder from June 2019.
There was an outstanding field of candidates for this post, and on behalf of Council, I would like to congratulate Gerald on his successful appointment, and thank all the applicants for their interest in BCIS, and all those current and ex council members who voted.
Announcement of new BCIS Treasurer and BCIS Training and Education Group Lead
5th September 2018
Dear BCIS Members,
I am delighted to announce that Doug Fraser was successful in the recent election for BCIS Treasurer and will officially take over from David Hildick-Smith after ACI2019.
For the post of Training and Education Group Lead, I am delighted to announce that Raj Kharbanda was successful in the recent election and will officially take over from Mark Gunning after ACI2019.
There was an outstanding field of candidates for both posts, and on behalf of the Council, I would like to congratulate Doug and Raj on their successful appointments, and thank all the applicants for their interest in BCIS, and all those current and ex council members who voted.
On behalf of BCIS Council I am pleased to announce that Dan McKenzie was successful in the recent election and has joined BCIS Council as Ordinary Council Member. This followed an incredibly competitive election process in which 11 extremely strong candidates were competing for a single position. I would also like to thank all of the other candidates who put themselves forward, as well as all those members who voted. I have no doubt Dan will make a major contribution to the Society, and am delighted to welcome him to the Council.
BCIS Council Election 2015 – BCIS Ordinary Council Members Result
7th January 2016
BCIS Council Election 2015 – BCIS Ordinary Council Members Result
Dear BCIS Member
Further to the recent elections, we are delighted to announce that our 2 new elected BCIS Ordinary Council members are Phil MacCarthy and Tim Wells.
We had 12 excellent candidates and consequently, this was a highly competitive election. This shows the momentum and support BCIS has within the country and we need motivated individuals to help improve and evolve Cardiovascular Intervention within the UK. Please do keep a lookout for further representative opportunities that may arise in the future.
BCIS Council Election 2015 – Honorary Secretary of BCIS
7th December 2015
BCIS Council Election 2015 – Honorary Secretary of BCIS
Dear BCIS Member
I am delighted to announce that Dr Dan Blackman (Leeds) has been elected unopposed as the next Honorary Secretary of the Society.
Dan will take up his post following ACI in January 2016. (We will also be advertising for new Ordinary Council members shortly, so please do keep a lookout for this communication. These posts are open to all BCIS members to apply excluding Extra-ordinary and Honorary Members).
I am sure you will join me in offering Dan our congratulations.
