Dear Heidi and community, Thank you Hedi for this communication, and big congratulations to Justine Chew. This is, in my opinion, not just the result of a vote but the result of Justine's active participation and leadership with many initiatives taken and engaged in her current function at ALAC. Congratulations! I'm wishing you Justine all the best for your ICANN Board mandate to represent the whole At-Large community - a challenge. At the same time, I think it's also good to thank all other quality candidates, hoping they will still not far from us: Rafael (Lito) Ibarra, Maureen Hilyard and Sébastien Bachollet. Best Regards, Frédéric. Le 20/02/26 à 06:00, Heidi Ullrich via ALAC-Announce a écrit :
Dear All,
On behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC), we are announcing the final election result of ICANN Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the At-Large Community. The nomination will be sent to the Empowered Community for the formal appointment of the Director as per the ICANN Bylaws.
The At-Large Community's ICANN Board Director selection process was a six-month effort and officially ended on 19 February 2026. *Justine Chew* has been selected by At-Large as the successor *of León Felipe Sánchez Ambía* and will begin her three-year term as an ICANN Board Director at the end of ICANN87 (22 October 2026).
The selection process began in September 2025 and started with the formation of two At-Large committees tasked with managing the timeline, calling for and evaluating the candidates, and organizing the final election.
Four Expressions of Interest for the position were received, of which all were deemed eligible. The candidates were Sébastien Bachollet, Justine Chew, Maureen Hilyard, and Rafael (Lito) Ibarra. Before the election took place, the At-Large Community was given several opportunities to ask questions to the finalists, both verbally and in writing, to make an informed choice.
The final selection was made by the fifteen (15) members of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the five (5) Regional At-Large Large Organization Chairs with the involvement of the At-Large Community.
Click here <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/873005063/Final...> to review the result, as well as detailed information about the election process. See additional information about Justine Chew on the At-Large Board Member Selection Home – 2025-2026 workspace <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABMS/pages/394657793/At-La...>.
Kind regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, and Michelle DeSmyter /At-Large Board Member Selection Program Staff/
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