Anna Ganley
Chief Executive
As Chief Executive, Anna is responsible for overseeing the running of the Society of Authors and driving the SoA’s mission of empowering and supporting authors in the UK. Working closely with the SoA’s board of directors (Management Committee), Anna ensures that SoA’s activities and campaigns remain aligned with the SoA’s core mission.
Anna sits on the board of the International Authors Forum and is a member of the London Book Fair Advisory Board.
Born in Sunderland, Anna grew up on the north-east coast. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Durham and her MA in Management from Durham Business School.
A book that has inspired Anna: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (penguin.co.uk)
LinkedIn: Anna Ganley
Katharine King
Chief Operating Officer
Comics Creators Network coordinator
Sustainability Network
Katharine joined the SoA in 2019. As Chief Operating Officer, Katharine is part of the senior management team and is responsible for managing the operational and financial actions of the SoA. This includes overseeing operational functions, financial planning, budgeting, and managing cashflows, as well as preparing and analysing the quarterly Management Accounts taking into account the external economic environment.
Katharine manages the finance and accounting for the SoA ensuring that all the SoA’s financial reports are accurate and completed in a timely manner.
Additionally, Katharine manages the finances of 14 charitable funds. She is also responsible for overseeing the annual audits, tax, payroll, compliance and dealing with all financial requests.
She is joint coordinator of the Comics Creators Network and included in the Sustainability Network
Christine Adler
Head of Operations
Christine joined the SoA in 2018. She brings a wealth of experience from different industries, and contributes to the continued growth of the SoA and its services as Head of Operations.
Gwenan Davies
Executive Administrator
Gwenan joined the SoA in 2023. She works part-time as Executive Administrator on Thursdays and Fridays.
Elizabeth Frattaroli
Payroll and HR Officer
Liaison for SoAiS
Elizabeth joined the SoA in June 2022 and works part-time in the operations team running payroll for the organisation and supporting with HR tasks.
She is the staff liaison for the SoAiS.
Jason Holness
HR Manager
Jason joined SoA in 2024 as our HR Manager. Jason oversees the HR function of the company, which involves the company culture, employee lifecycle, people management, diversity, equity, inclusion, data management and data analysis.
Gwen Pierson
Finance Officer
Gwen joined the SoA in 2023. She works part-time as Finance Officer for the SoA.
Elsa Robert
Executive Administrator
Elsa joined the SoA in 2024. She works part-time as Executive Administrator on Mondays and Thursdays.