Directors
| Jackie Roberts |
 Jackie has been a Director since 2002 and Chairman since 2005. A self-employed HR Consultant, she has been responsible for HR matters throughout her time on the Board. She is also a member of the CC Bell Restoration Committee. Jackie has been a subscriber to The Ringing World since her first quarter peal was published, and her astonishment and delight that such a publication could exist and thrive has not lessened since the day she first discovered it. |
| Bill Hibbert |
 Bill has been a bell ringer for over 40 years. He has worked for many years for magazine and newspaper publishers and has considerable knowledge of publishing and IT systems, and website implementation. His primary interest in bell ringing is the sound and acoustics of bells, which he has been investigating for 15 years. He has recently been awarded a doctorate by the Open University for his research. |
| Fred Bone |
 Fred is the RW’s IT Director, responsible for office systems and the website. He joined the Board in 2002 and was last re-elected in 2009. Fred took early retirement after a career in IT, specialising in bibliographic cataloguing and information retrieval systems. He now does voluntary work as an Adviser (and spare-time IT support!) with Citizens Advice Bureau. |
| Chris Rogers |
 Chris is the Finance Director of The Ringing World. He is responsible for preparing the Company’s annual budgets and accounts and for monitoring income and expenditure. He is a former Secretary of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers and continues to represent the Guildford Diocesan Guild on the Council. He is also Tower Captain at Guildford Cathedral, Secretary of the Westminster Abbey Company of Ringers and a Trustee of the Ancient Society of College Youths. He has been a reader of The Ringing World for nearly 60 years and a subscriber for 42 years. |
| Phil Watts |
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Apart from his involvement in the Ringing World and his "day job" at Ordnance Survey, Phil is also Diocesan Bells Advisor for the Diocese of Winchester and is a member of the Winchester DAC. In addition he is an area complaints advisor for the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers for Hampshire and Wiltshire. Phil is an active member of his local Church (1 bell at the moment!) and rings at St Nicolas, North Stoneham. |
Phil joined the Board in 2005 and held the joint role of Sales and Marketing Director until summer 2010. With the increase in the number of Directors elected at the 2010 AGM, Phil now acts as Marketing Director and leads for the Board on all matters related to Marketing of The Ringing World and the company's other products, and with promoting the brand and reputation of the Ringing World Ltd.| Nigel Herriott |
 Nigel joined the board in 2010 after retiring from a multi-national IT company where he had worked in sales and marketing for over 30 years, mostly recently as a sales manager. As Sales Director he has responsibility for circulation, advertising and relationships with sponsors. Nigel is ringing master at St. Laurence in Reading and is also an active member of his local church (6 bells) where he is a member of the PCC. |
| Chris Mew |
 Chris has been ringing for over 50 years and has served on the Central Council for 16 years, latterly on the Tower Stewardship Committee. His professional experience is in project management, planning and parliamentary matters. A past Master of the Surrey Association and President of the Coventry Diocesan Guild, Chris continues support at local level in Towers and Belfries and Child Protection issues. |
| Adrian Udal |
| Adrian joined the board at the 2010 AGM. He spent most of his professional career working in Television as an Editor for the BBC. He is a member of the St Margaret's Westminster band and Tower Secretary at St Giles-in-the-Fields, Holborn. He is working on the paper's Centenary celebrations in London and his media and technical background will also be useful. His interests include making recordings of ringing. |
| Ian Oram (Company Secretary) |
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Ian succeeded Chris Rogers as Secretary of the Central Council, holding this post for eight years. He represents the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths on the Council and is also a Trustee of that Society. He is a member of the Council's Bell Restoration Committee. After eleven years as Ringing Master of the Northern Division of the Sussex County Association, Ian has recently vacated that post, but continues to support the Division at its weekly practices. |
Ian prepares the agenda for the Board Meetings and takes the Minutes; he is responsible for the Annual Returns to the Charity Commission and Companies House.
