[August 5, 2024] – The Audio Engineering Society has announced the results of its 2024 Board of Directors and Board of Governors elections. The Society’s membership has elected Brecht De Man as President-Elect. Also on the Board of Directors, Valerie Tyler has been re-elected as Secretary and Glenn Lorbecki has been re-elected as Treasurer.
In the AES Elections for the Board of Governors (BoG), the following have been re-elected as regional Vice Presidents:
- Angela Piva, VP Eastern Region, USA/Canada
- David v.R. Bowles, VP Western Region, USA/Canada
- Jamie Angus Whiteoak, VP Northern Region, Europe
Additionally, newly elected as at-large Governors are Brett Leonard, Merlijn van Veen, and Malik Williams. Governors leaving the Board in January are Lesley Fogle, Toru Kamekawa, Jonathan Wyner and Marcela Zorro.
Save for the President-Elect, each newly elected individual will serve a two-year term. De Man will serve one-year terms on the AES Board of Directors as President-Elect in 2025, in 2026 as President, in 2027 as Past President, followed by two years as a Governor. All those newly elected will begin their terms on January 1, 2025.
Also on January 1, 2025, current Past President Bruce Olson will transition to Governor for the first year of a two-year term. Beginning one-year terms will be President Leslie Gaston-Bird, who will transition to Past President, and President-Elect Gary Gottlieb, who will become President.
“I am very pleased that AES leadership will continue to be in the hands of a passionate group of volunteers who were elected for their leadership abilities and contributions to the audio industry,” said Gaston-Bird. “On behalf of the Society, I sincerely thank those who participated as nominees for their willingness to serve – everyone on the ballot was eminently qualified. We are very fortunate to work with dedicated colleagues who share our enthusiasm for everything the AES has to offer, and who are ready to continue our mission of growth and the development of opportunities to share knowledge and inspiration.”
AES Members also ratified the three AES Bylaws amendments proposals presented on the ballot.
The 2025 Audio Engineering Society Board of Directors will be:
- Gary Gottlieb: President
- Leslie Gaston-Bird: Past President
- Brecht De Man: President-Elect
- Valerie Tyler: Secretary
- Glenn Lorbecki: Treasurer
- Bill Schulenburg, Director
- One additional Director will be elected by the Board of Governors within the next 60 days
The AES 2025 Board of Governors (in addition to the Directors above) will be:
- Kazuhiko Kawahara: VP Asia-Pacific Region
- Jamie Angus Whiteoak: VP Northern Region, Europe
- Ewa Łukasik: VP Central Region, Europe
- Huseyin Hacihabiboglu: VP Southern Europe/Middle East/
Africa Region
- Jorge Azama: VP Latin American Region
- Angela Piva: VP Eastern Region, USA/Canada
- Bill Schulenburg: VP Central Region, USA/Canada
- David v.R. Bowles: VP Western Region, USA/Canada
- Lenise Bent: Governor
- Brett Leonard: Governor
- Mary Mazurek: Governor
- Bruce Olson: Governor
- Joshua Reiss: Governor
- Merlijn van Veen: Governor
- Malik Williams: Governor
- Jiayue Cecilia Wu: Governor
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