Leadership
The British Library's organisation and strategic leadership team
Responsibility for managing the Library is delegated to the Chief Executive who, as Accounting Officer, is personally responsible to Parliament for the stewardship of public money and the Library’s assets, and for ensuring that the resources allocated to the Library under the authority of Parliament are used for the purposes intended by Parliament.
Management of the Library is led by the Chief Executive, Chief Librarian and Chief Operating Officer, and includes the following areas of responsibility.
Chief Executive
The Chief Executive has direct oversight of corporate affairs and marketing, development and fundraising, governance, and strategy development.
Chief Librarian
Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Chief Librarian's areas of responsibility include business audiences, collections and curation, collection management, culture and learning, digital scholarship, international engagement, research and HE.
Chief Operating Officer
Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Chief Operating Officer's areas of responsibility include commercial services, estates and facilities, finance, legal services and procurement, human resources, operations, reader and reference services, risk management and assurance, security and safety management, and technology.
Strategic Leadership Team
Interim Head of European, Americas & Oceania Collections
Head of Culture and Learning
Andy Appleyard
Head of Operations (North)
Head of Corporate Assurance
Peter Brooks
Head of Security & Safety Management
Caroline Brown
Head of Commercial Services
Head of Fundraising
Paul Clements
Head of Architecture and Design, Technology
Head of Governance
Head of Marketing
Richard Davies
Head of Collections Programmes
Patrick Dixon
Head of Estates & Facilities
Rob Field
Head of Public Policy
Jonathan Fryer
Head of CIMU
Head of Planning
Head of Content Strategy & Services
Angela Hatton
Head of Enterprise Portfolio Management Office
Single Digital Presence Head of Delivery
Head of International Office
Ruairi Hughes
Interim Head of Planning & Finance Business Partnering
Sharon Johnson
Head of Content Acquisition
Chief Librarian
Roly Keating
Chief Executive
Head of Finance
Claire Knott
Head of People Operations
Steve Lenton
Head of Technology
Head of Higher Education and Science
Xerxes Mazda
Head of Collections & Curation
Head of Western Heritage Collection
Head of Asian & African Collections
Head of Business Audiences
Head of Contemporary British Collections
Jas Rai
Head of People
Head of Collection Care
Polly Russell
Head of Eccles Centre
Ben Sanderson
Head of Corporate Communications
Sam van Schaik
Head of Endangered Archives Programme
Jerry Shillito
Head of Operations (South)
Phil Spence
Chief Operating Officer
Michelangelo Staffolani
Interim Head of Content Strategy & Services
Neil Strenge
Head of Management Services, Technology
Saba Syed
Head of BL/Qatar Foundation Partnership
Carolyn Walsh
Head of Technology Programmes and Projects
Kevin Whitaker
Head of Supply Chain Management
Head of Public Libraries and Engagement
Alex Whitfield
Head of Learning Programmes
Simon Wilcock
Head of Technology Operations
Mick Wilkin
Chief Accountant
Rachel Withington
Principal Programme Manager, BL North (Leeds)
Chief Officers
Sir Roly Keating
Chief Executive
Liz Jolly
Chief Librarian
Phil Spence
Chief Operating Officer
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