Sir Brian Smith retires

Sir Brian Smith has retired as chair of the Diocesan Buildings Committee after 16 years and of the Glebe Committee after 18 months.

At Sir Brian’s last meeting of the Glebe and Building’s Committee the Archdeacon of Berkshire, the Venerable Norman Russell, commended him for his ‘humane’ leadership and care for the clergy and thanked him for the business acumen and experience he brought to the role and for his willingness ‘to see the work in the wider picture’ involving himself with the preparation of the Diocesan Strategy.

He is succeeded by Sir Joseph Pilling, formerly Permanent Under Secretary to the Northern Ireland Office from 1997-2005, and now retired.