New York, NY (August 7, 2026)—Election results are in for the Audio Engineering Society’s Board of Directors and Board of Governors, with a slate of new Governors, Regional Vice Presidents and the next President-Elect now named.
The Society’s Membership has elected David v.R. Bowles as President-Elect. Bowles will serve on the AES Board of Directors as President-Elect in 2027, in 2028 as President, in 2029 as Past-President, followed by two years as a Governor.
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Meanwhile, all newly elected Governors and Regional Vice Presidents will serve a two-year term, beginning on January 1, 2027. In the AES Elections for the Board of Governors (BoG), the following have been elected as Regional Vice Presidents: Malik Williams, Vice President: Eastern Region, USA/Canada; Jess Berg, Vice President: Western Region, USA/Canada; and Merlijn van Veen, Vice President: Northern Region, Europe.
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Additionally, newly elected as at-large Governors are Helen Caddes, Ivo Marković and Angela Piva.
Valerie Tyler has been re-elected as Secretary.
The 2027 Audio Engineering Society Board of Directors will be:
- Cesar Lamschtein: President
- Brecht De Man: Past-President
- David v.R. Bowles: President-Elect
- Valerie Tyler: Secretary
- Jayant Datta: Treasurer
- Agnieszka Roginska: Director
- One additional Director will be elected by the Board of Governors within the next 60 days.
The AES 2027 Board of Governors (in addition to the Directors above) will be:
- Masataka Nakahara: VP Asia-Pacific Region
- Merlijn van Veen: VP Northern Region, Europe
- Piotr Majdak: VP Central Region, Europe
- Huseyin Hacihabiboglu: VP Southern Europe/Middle East/Africa Region
- Ezequiel Morfi: VP Latin American Region
- Malik Williams: VP Eastern Region, USA/Canada
- Kelvin Grimble: VP Central Region, USA/Canada
- Jess Berg: VP Western Region, USA/Canada
- Jamie Baker: Governor
- Fariuska Lira Barully: Governor
- Leslie Gaston-Bird: Governor
- Helen Caddes: Governor
- Gary Gottlieb: Governor
- Ivo Marković: Governor
- Angela Piva: Governor
- Bernarda Ubidia: Governor