New GOC chief executive takes charge in March

Samantha Peters has been appointed as the new chief executive of the General Optical Council (GOC). She will commence her new role on March 28 2011, replacing the interim chief executive and registrar Satjit Singh.

According to the GOC, Peters is an experienced chief executive who has worked in the health sector for 11 years leading the British Society of Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology. Through these roles and as chief executive of the British Youth Council Peters had worked closely with an extended network of professionals and wider stakeholders, and had 'built robust policy, advisory and communications functions'.