It consisted of an elected consultant, the senior administrator, the public health doctor, the senior nursing officer, the senior finance officer and myself.

She then rang a senior administrator at her church and, six minutes later, her mentor.

To the senior administrators he was a source of wise counsel.

Candidates for the position of grand master had experience as senior administrators for the order and were usually chosen on merit, not lineage.

Of these, 11 occupy posts as senior administrators in academic institutions around the world.