In accordance with the AES Bylaws, the Nominations Committee hereby notifies all voting Members of the Audio Engineering Society that based upon submittals from membership the following slate of candidates has been nominated by the Committee for terms beginning January 1, 2026:
President-Elect
Kazuhiko Kawahara
Cesar Lamschtein
Treasurer
Jayant Datta
Vice President, Central Region, USA & Canada
Kelvin Grimble
Kerry J Haps
Vice President, Central Region, Europe
Krišjanis Geidans
Piotr Majdak
Vice President, Southern Europe/Middle East/Africa
Huseyin Hacihabiboglu
Lamberto Tronchin
Vice President, Asia-Pacific Region
Feng Hanying
Masataka Nakahara
Vice President, Latin America Region
Carlos Fonseca
Ezequiel Morfi
Governor (elect 3)
Jamie Baker
David Bialik
Charlie Hughes
Fariuska Lira
Bernarda Ubidia
JD Wong
In accordance with the AES Bylaws, any voting Member in good standing may propose additional candidates, in writing, for any of the offices listed on this slate, and the name of any candidate so proposed in writing by 100 or more qualified Members will also be entered on the ballot. Such additional nominations must be received by the Secretary of the Society by Friday April 25, 2025, 5:00 P.M. EDT U.S., with appropriate biography and photograph due by May 2.
Please note: This is not a ballot; it is sent to you for your information only.
The AES 2025 Election will take place between May 16, 2025, and June 27, 2025, online. Voting instructions with candidate bios and position statements will be emailed Friday, May 16, 2025, from Global Election Services, sending as “AES Election (helpdesk@voteges.com)”. Please ensure the AES has your correct email address by logging in to the AES Member Portal from aes.org or at https://members.aes.org/account/login.aspx. For assistance, please contact membership@aes.org. If you do not see your election materials by May 17, check your spam filter. Beginning May 16, you may also view candidate bios and vote by going directly to https://AES.gesvote.com.
Only individuals with Member status are allowed to vote in the election; Associate and Student Members may not vote. If you have not paid your dues for 2025 or wish to upgrade your status to Member in order to vote, you must do so no later than Friday, June 20, 2025, 5:00 P.M. Eastern. For assistance, please contact membership@aes.org.
Respectfully submitted,
Leslie Gaston-Bird, Nominations Committee Chair 2025
AES Past President
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