Saul Nassé
- Role
- Executive Team
Chief Executive and Keeper
About
Saul Nassé is Chief Executive of the National Archives, Keeper of Public Records and Historical Manuscripts Commissioner. He holds the offices of King’s Printer of Acts of Parliament and King’s Printer for Scotland and is King’s Printer for Wales. He is also appointed as the Government Printer for Northern Ireland and Controller of His Majesty’s Stationery Office.
Through these roles, Saul is responsible for overseeing the integrity of the public records system of England, Wales and the United Kingdom and The National Archives’ work as the official publisher of authoritative versions of legislation and official Gazettes. He is also responsible for the licensing of Crown copyright. Saul leads a team of over 600 people, providing strategic vision for the organisation as it carries out its vital role as guardian of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents. The team also work to lead the Archive Sector in England.
Saul has had an extensive career in education and media, having previously served as Group Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment, the University’s examinations business, and as Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment English. Prior to that, he was Controller of BBC Learning, running the department that commissioned and produced educational content including BBC Bitesize, Stargazing Live and BBC Food. During his time at the BBC, Saul oversaw the Domesday Reloaded project – inspired by one of our most famous documents – which brought online a vast multimedia archive from 1986, contributed to by over a million members of the public.