The Executive Secretary post became the General Manager from 1992, and in turn this became the Chief Executive in 2018.
| From | Name | To |
| 1936 | Richard Lederer | 1937 |
| 1937 | Major Vaughan | 1938 |
| 1938 | A F Bearn (1) | 1939 |
| 1939 | Cecil Lane | 1940 |
| 1940 | Kathleen Salmons (2)(3) | |
| 1940-45 | The EBU suspended activities until June 1945 | |
| 1945 | H D King (2) | 1949 |
| 1949 | Louisa Stern | 1950 |
| 1950 | Hugh Collins | 1956 |
| 1956 | Dimmie Fleming | 1974 |
| 1975 | Stuart Staveley | 1978 |
| 1978 | John Williams | 1979 |
| 1979 | Peter Briggs | 1987 |
| 1987 | Terry Fix | 1988 |
| 1988 | John Williams | 1992 |
| 1992 | Raymond Brock | 1994 |
| 1994 | Alan Williams | 1998 |
| 1998 | Phil Lloyd | 2001 |
| 2001 | Terry Collier | 2006 |
| 2006 | Barry Capal | 2017 |
| 2017 | Gordon Rainsford |
(1) AF Bearn was also the Chairman and acting treasurer (2) Also the BBL (3) She was appointed in March 1940 but the EBU then went into temporary suspension until 1945