The President (currently Olivia Lancastle) is the figurehead of WSC, and is responsible for the overall coordination of its events and day-to-day activities. The role, as one of the two roles necessitated by the Students' Union, was originated at the society's inception by Nick Landau.
Current constitutional responsibilities
- Figurehead(s) of WSC.
- Ultimately responsible for coordinating all activities of WSC.
- Responsible, along with the Treasurer, for the finance of WSC.
- Chairs Exec Meetings, General Meetings, and the Annual General Meeting.
- Maintains good contact with Union Sabbatical officers and works to resolve any difficulties which may arise.
- Responsible for hosting any special events.
- Works with the External Relations Officer(s) to ensure good relationships with sponsors and supports in attracting new ones.
- Ensures that WSC as a whole is working effectively.
- Responsible for sending out appropriate e-mails to the membership on a weekly basis.
- Works with the Vice President(s) to prepare meeting agendas.
- Works with the Vice President(s) to moderate and maintain the Exec and Alumni mailing lists.
- Responsible for overall Health and Safety requirements.
- First port of call for any equal opportunities matters and complaints and should attend the relevant course.
- Responsible for co-ordinating key issuing in accordance with the .Key Allowances and Agreements. document.
- Works with the Vice President(s) to organise and undertake all other roles and responsibilities.
- Shall have knowledge of the code to WSC's safe, and may only distribute the safe code to members that require it.
- Responsible, along with the Treasurer and Chief Duty Manager(s), for ensuring the on-going security of this code, which may include regularly changing the code.
Previous holders of the role
Different tables denote changes in the constitution that led to the creation or dissolution of roles.
| Name |
Exec(s) |
Notes |
Vice-President |
Treasurer |
Films Officer |
Chief Duty Manager |
Chief Projectionist |
Technical Officer |
Publicity Officer |
Marketing Officer |
IT Officer |
Events & Socials Coordinator
|
| Daniel Kallin
|
2024-25
|
Current role holder
|
Freya Clinton
|
Eric Liu
|
Marnie McCrudden
|
Muhammad Hashir
|
James Patt
|
Position Vacant
|
Eleanor Armstrong and Martha Gibbs
|
Dallon Costello and Siddharth Nair
|
Position Vacant
|
Tomas Caldon
|
| Olivia Lancastle
|
2023-24
|
|
Daniel Kallin
|
Ethan Dougall
|
Zain Mothupi and Dillan Patel
|
James Patt
|
Eric Liu
|
Alex Pointon
|
Sophie Cooper
|
Jay Patel
|
Adam Skrzymowski and Josh Heng
|
Tomas Caldon
|
| Max King
|
2022-23
|
|
Olivia Lancastle
|
Alex Pointon
|
Samuel Chee (resigned December 2022) and Zain Mothupi
|
Sueda Oktay (co-opted March 2022)
|
Ethan Graham (resigned January 2023)
|
Position Vacant
|
Sueda Oktay (co-opted March 2022)
|
Ethan Dougall and Sophie Emeny
|
Adam Skrzymowski
|
Sophie Cooper
|
| Alex Pointon
|
2021-22
|
|
Callum O'Sullivan
|
Lachlan Jack
|
Aryan Aneja and Josh Howard
|
Sueda Oktay
|
Barnaby Sproats and Max King
|
Sueda Oktay
|
Matthew Sidney-Woollett (co-opted May 2021, resigned January 2022)
|
Adam Skrzymowski (co-opted September 2021)
|
Anna Taylor and Sueda Oktay (co-opted October 2021)
|
| 2020-21
|
Ana Blanco Moreno
|
Jack Spagnoli
|
Matt Randell
|
Sueda Oktay and Jordan Ilan
|
Eliska Kalinova and Hannah Skillman
|
Harry Talbot and Toby Bailey
|
Elena Salmon
|
| Antoinette Clare
|
2019-20
|
|
Jamie Rolinski
|
Divyah Suresh
|
Nazish Malik
|
Matt Potter
|
Callum O'Sullivan
|
Alex Pointon (co-opted March 2019)
|
Christopher Greenland (co-opted March 2019, graduated Summer 2019) then
Kieran Hall (co-opted October 2019)
|
Jamie Lok and Marta Meazza
|
| Name |
Exec(s) |
Notes |
Vice-President |
Treasurer |
Films Officer |
Chief Duty Manager |
Chief Projectionist |
Technical Officer |
Publicity Officer |
Marketing Officer |
IT Officer |
Events & Socials Coordinator |
External Relations Officer
|
| Irene Mercader
|
2018-19
|
|
Casper Davidson
|
Taylor Wilkes
|
Josh Bullin and Alice Glasgow
|
Iain Walker
|
Kieran Hall
|
Alex Pointon
|
Nicky Leathard and Anna Solecki
|
Matt Davies
|
Benji Levine
|
Hilla Hamidi (elected March 2018)
|
Todd Olive
|
| Reece Goodall
|
2017-18
|
|
Anjana Radhakrishnan
|
Matt Williams
|
Matt Davies
|
Caleb Gilliam-Scott
|
Chris Greenland
|
Hamish Brown
|
Lakshmi Ajay
|
Richard Kirk (resigned May 2017), then Irene Mercader (elected June 2017)
|
| Name |
Exec(s) |
Notes |
Vice-President |
Treasurer |
Films Officer |
Chief Duty Manager |
Chief Projectionist |
Technical Officer |
Publicity Officer |
Marketing Officer |
IT Officer |
Events & Socials Coordinator |
Chief Editor
|
| Chris Greenland
|
2016-17
|
Elected June 2016
|
Anjana Radhakrishnan
|
Alex Holmes
|
Jacek Kopanski
|
Matt Williams
|
Lakshmi Ajay
|
Alex Pointon
|
Reece Goodall (co-opted February 2016), then Richard Kirk (elected June 2016)
|
Hannah Freeman
|
Joel Speed
|
Phil Beckett (resigned October 2016), then Mike Le Guillou (elected November 2016)
|
Dominic Lam
|
| Jonatan Benarroch
|
Resigned June 2016
|
| Lorraine Li
|
2015-16
|
|
Reece Goodall
|
Giles Hutchings
|
Jonatan Benarroch
|
Anjana Radhakrishnan
|
Phil Beckett
|
Emma Smith
|
Richard Kirk
|
Joe Lacey
|
Allie Wyant (graduated July 2015) then Lauren Howard (co-opted November 2015)
|
| Reece Goodall
|
2014-15
|
Acting President from December 2014
|
Allie Wyant
|
Jess Carroll
|
Rachel Keighley (from May 2014)
|
Charlie Roberson
|
Jordan Flynn (from June 2014)
|
Thomas Purchas
|
Bonita Chung
|
Chloë Pugh
|
| Oliver Brown
|
Resigned December 2014
|
| Name |
Exec(s) |
Notes |
Vice-President |
Treasurer |
Films Officer |
Chief Duty Manager |
Chief Projectionist |
Technical Officer |
Publicity Officer |
Marketing Officer |
IT Officer
|
| Kat Sroga
|
2013-14
|
|
James McLachlan
|
Catherine Allkins
|
Harry Austin
|
Natalie Teutsch (resigned September 2013) then Liam McNamara (from October 2013)
|
Georgina Rawson
|
Alex Pointon
|
Alina Haddad
|
Samuel Kidman
|
Thomas Purchas
|
| Fergus Cooper
|
2012-13
|
From October 2012
|
Timothy Green (resigned October 2012) then Georgia Ellison (from October 2012)
|
Edward McCutcheon
|
James McLachlan
|
Harry Austin (from March 2011)
|
Enrik Nako
|
Robert Maas
|
Clarissa Gillingham (resigned September 2012) then Katherine Sroga (from October 2012)
|
Scott Griffiths (resigned October 2012) then Samuel Kidman (from October 2012)
|
Richard Townsend
|
| Michael Lee
|
Resigned September 2012
|
| Edward McCutcheon
|
2011-12
|
|
Fergus Cooper
|
Liam McNamara (resigned November 2011) then Michael Lee (from November 2011)
|
Oliver Bell
|
Timothy Green
|
Alex Ware (resigned October 2011) then Robert Maas (from October 2011)
|
Joseph Morgan (resigned May 2011) then Louise Formby (from May 2011)
|
Scott Griffiths (from March 2011)
|
Matthew Wilkinson
|
| Name |
Exec(s) |
Notes |
Secretary |
Treasurer |
Films Officer |
Chief Duty Manager |
Chief Projectionist |
Technical Officer |
Publicity Officer |
IT Officer
|
| Fergus Cooper
|
2010-11
|
|
Sophie Carroll
|
Nikita Shah (from November 2009)
|
Owen Rye
|
Robert Gardner (co-opted February 2010)
|
Sam Brown (election invalidated March 2010) then Matthew Breeze (from March 2010)
|
Tim Bradley (from March 2010; resigned November 2010) then Alex Ware (from November 2010)
|
Linas Trumpickas
|
Edward McCutcheon
|
| Matthew Gardner
|
2009-10
|
|
Gyonyul Aptula
|
Robert Gardner
|
James McLachlan (co-opted February 2009)
|
Victoria Forman
|
Matthew Breeze
|
Owen Rye
|
Ben Lewis (from March 2009)
|
| Robert Gardner
|
2008-09
|
|
Kathryn Chase
|
Martin Mee (resigned October 2008) then Pierre Schramm (from October 2008; resigned February 2009)
|
Sebastian Averill (resigned September 2008) then Matthew Gardner (from October 2008)
|
Matthew Pusey
|
Ed Harry (resigned May 2008) then Victoria Forman (from June 2008)
|
Aiden Peakman
|
George Marshall
|
Tim Davidson
|
| James Cotton
|
2007-08
|
|
Eleanor Hutchinson
|
Helen Coe
|
Claire Justin
|
James McLachlan
|
Maria Shvedunova (graduated July 2007) then Ed Harry (from June 2007)
|
Tom Hunns
|
| James Emmott
|
2006-07
|
|
Michelle Foy
|
Robert Gardner
|
James Cotton
|
Rachel Crofts
|
Martin Mee
|
Victoria Galloway
|
Matthew Pusey
|
| Name |
Exec(s) |
Notes |
Films and Admin Officer |
Treasurer |
Chief Duty Manager |
Chief Projectionist |
Technical Officer |
Publicity Officer |
Equal Opportunities and Socials Officer |
IT Officer
|
| Mick March
|
2005-06
|
Resigned June 2005
|
Mark Gibson
|
Michelle Foy (elected President June 2005), then Max Leung (from June 2005)
|
George Marshall
|
Rachel Crofts (from December 2005)
|
Martin Mee
|
Lucy Ayrton (resigned May 2005)
|
Peter Thomas
|
Richard Winskill (from May 2005)
|
| Michelle Foy
|
From June 2005)
|
| Phil Lurie
|
2004-05
|
|
Sebastian Ng
|
Jacob Wood (resigned October 2004) then James Kopka (from November 2004)
|
Richard Winskill
|
Tim Davidson
|
Nick Marsh
|
Andrew Maddison
|
Rosanna Wilson & Jon Downing
|
Kishan Popal (resigned September 2004)
|
| James Wickens
|
2003-04
|
|
Julie Ngo
|
Ste Williams
|
Greg Taylor (co-opted)
|
Amanda Window
|
Simon Johnstone
|
Andrew Maddison
|
Peter Kirwan
|
Matthew Knight (resigned August 2003) then Greg Franklin (from December 2003)
|
| Skylar Webber
|
2002-03
|
|
Greg Taylor
|
Kyra Obolensky
|
Vicki Robertson
|
Andrew Maddison
|
Amanda Window
|
David Palmer
|
James Wickens
|
Jonathan Pallant
|
| Richard Bray
|
2001-02
|
|
Emma Seldon
|
Jo Loon
|
Sam Williams
|
Greg Franklin
|
Matt Knight
|
Sophie Robinson
|
Ben Goddard
|
Andrew Maddison
|
| Name |
Exec(s) |
Notes |
Secretary |
Treasurer |
Films Officer |
Chief Projectionist |
Technical Officer |
Publicity Officer |
Equal Opportunities and Socials Officer |
IT Officer
|
| Dean Martin
|
2000-01
|
|
Andrew Taylor
|
Adrian Shemmell
|
Emma Brittle
|
David Goody
|
Phil Holbourn
|
Jon Corfe
|
Richard Bray
|
Chris Pendlebury
|
| Alan Chan
|
1999-2000
|
|
Andrew Taylor (resigned), then Aarti Mahbubani
|
David Goody
|
Abi Davies
|
Andrew Maddison
|
Mark Pickering
|
Kirsty Stokes
|
Christopher Campbell
|
Peter Oliver
|
| Name |
Exec(s) |
Notes |
Secretary |
Treasurer |
Films Officer |
Chief Projectionist |
Technical Officer |
Publicity Officer
|
| Alan Chan
|
1998-99
|
|
Cyril Morcrette
|
Tom Kenny
|
John Shilling/Ed Rolinson
|
Jon Constances
|
Mark Pickering
|
Simon Williams
|
| Andrew Maddison
|
1997-98
|
|
Anne-Marie Little
|
Philip Manville
|
Andrew Maddison
|
Phil Brown
|
Anthony Claydon
|
Jonathon Handford {resigned Summer 1997}, then Andrew Maddison & Gavin Porter
|
| Caroline Smith
|
1996-97
|
|
Lawrence Dagley
|
Gavin Porter
|
Mark Chambers
|
| Sam Hillyard
|
1995-96
|
|
Caroline Smith
|
Andrew Boucher, then Meryl Bunnock (from October 1995)
|
Chris Hughes, then Jeremy Doran (from October 1995)
|
Ann Masin (resigned November 1995)
|
Adrian Grimshaw
|
| Steve Marvell
|
1994-95
|
|
Chris Hughes
|
Andrew Boucher
|
Alex Craig
|
Kate Rose
|
Laurence Claydon
|
Catherine Lumbers (resigned Summer 1994)
|
| Chris Lloyd
|
1993-94
|
|
Nick Gibbins (resigned)
|
Timothy Bird, then Paul Hardy
|
Neil Fowler Wright (resigned), then Jamie Sadler
|
Kavita Gupta
|
| David Groves
|
1992-93
|
|
Tom Jewel
|
Simon Brake
|
Andrew Smaller
|
Mark Jackson
|
Brian Marriage
|
Nicola Mackenzie
|
| Richard Humphreys
|
1991-92
|
|
Sophie Currell
|
Joseph Lowe
|
Ian Alexander
|
Ruth Walker
|
Richard Foster
|
David Groves
|
| Paul Capper
|
1990-91
|
|
Mark Wright
|
Haydyn Brown
|
Larry Bauer
|
John Bagguley
|
Stuart Clark
|
| Name |
Exec(s) |
Notes |
Secretary |
Treasurer |
Chief Projectionist |
Publicity Officer |
Technical Officer
|
| Richard J. Cox
|
1989-90
|
|
Gary Young
|
Steve Shipway
|
Robert Kibble
|
John Bagguley
|
Ian McLernon
|
| Carolyn Hughes
|
1988-89
|
|
Richard J. Cox
|
B. Otway/Steve Shipway
|
Paul Maubach
|
Shi Ruh Lee
|
| Dave Pask
|
1987-88
|
|
Jackie Ramagge
|
Nikki Kitchener
|
K. Parnell
|
I. Stone/Shu Ruh Lee
|
M. Patton
|
| Jackie Ramagge
|
1986-87
|
|
W. Ingram
|
R. Tomlinson
|
J. Betts/J. Haines
|
M. Schreiber
|
Dave Towers
|
| Dave Pask
|
1985-86
|
|
S. Mason
|
W. Ingram
|
M. Veasay/R. Tomlinson
|
S. Hall
|
|
| Nick Butler
|
1984-85
|
|
K. Hathrell
|
Dave Pask
|
A. Morton/A. Martin
|
D. Brothers
|
R. Matthews
|
| D. Williamson
|
1983-94
|
|
G. Hart
|
Nick Butler
|
S. Williams
|
C. Rees
|
P. Newton
|
| Name |
Exec(s) |
Notes |
Secretary |
Treasurer |
Chief Projectionist |
Publicity Officer
|
| C. Helks/N. Towers
|
1982-83
|
|
D. Williamson
|
P. Kewell/Nick Butler
|
John Buckle
|
C. Bivens
|
| T. Sparks
|
1981-82
|
|
Nick Young
|
|
|
|
| Nick Forman
|
1980-81
|
|
|
Nick Young
|
|
|
| Adrian Hanson-Abbott
|
1979-80
|
|
|
|
Nick Forman
|
|
| Dave Cook/Nick Morris
|
1978-79
|
|
Niall Cosgrove
|
Adrian Hanson-Abbott
|
|
|
| Chris Tait
|
1977-78
|
|
|
Dave Cook
|
|
|
| Andy Markowski
|
1976-77
|
|
|
Chris Tait
|
Dave Buckland
|
|
| Clive Gardener/Brian Howorth
|
1975-76
|
|
|
Stephen Spencer
|
|
|
| Nick Landau
|
1974-74
|
|
|
Charles Griffin
|
Clive Gardener
|
|
Trivia
- Only two people have been President for two consecutive years: Alex Pointon and Alan Chan.
- Five people have been President twice: Alex Pointon, Reece Goodall, Fergus Cooper, Alan Chan, and Dave Pask. Both Reece Goodall and Fergus Cooper were Vice-Presidents who served one term as President after a presidential resignation.
- Two execs have seen four Presidents (former, current or future) in their ranks: the 2006-07 exec and the 2012-13 exec.
