Saul Nassé appointed Chief Executive of the National Archives at Kew

The National Archives at Kew, England (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) carries many records for Scotland and Ireland/Northern Ireland, usually for those collated on a British wide basis (e.g. military records, civil service records, etc), although there are some unique holdings also, such as those of the Royal Irish Constabulary prior to its disbandment at Partition in 1921.

The following was announced by the archive on Monday 8th April 2024:

Saul Nassé has been appointed by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport as Chief Executive and Keeper of The National Archives and will take up the post at the end of July. He takes over from Dr Jeff James who has led The National Archives successfully since 2014.

Saul Nassé is a Fellow of Robinson College, University of Cambridge and former Group Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment, the University’s examinations business.  In his eight years with the organisation, he developed new digital propositions, grew international reach, and deepened engagement with teams around the world.

Previously, Saul held leadership roles at the BBC both in the UK and India.  As Controller, BBC Learning, he led the teams that commissioned and produced educational content, such as Bitesize and Domesday Reloaded.

Congratulations to Saul on his appointment. The full statement is available at https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/saul-nasse-appointed-as-new-chief-executive-and-keeper-of-the-national-archives/.

** There is no further news as yet on the appointments process for an equivalent new Chief Executive for the National Records of Scotland (www.nrscotland.gov.uk), fulfilling the role of Registrar General for Scotland and the Keeper of the Records of Scotland. The position is currently being managed by 'Interim Chief Executive' Janet Edgell, who has now been in this temporary role for almost 14 months (see http://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2023/02/interim-ceo-appointed-at-national.html). The deadline for the position was originally advertised in late 2022 and early 2023, the closing date for applicants being Thursday, February 16th 2023.

Chris  

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