Call for Candidates: ICCA Board of Directors

ICCA Calls for Candidates Interested in Standing for Election for Vacancies on The ICCA Board of Directors

August 2026 — We are calling for candidates who are interested in standing for election for the following vacancies on the ICCA Board of Directors. Elections will take place at the ICCA General Assembly on Sunday 08 November 2026 in Panama.

PRESIDENCY – one vacancy

Marta Gomes comes to the end of her 2^nd and final term and cannot stand for re-election.

SECTORS REPRESENTATIVES

Meetings and Events Management – one vacancy
Anna Gorska comes to the end of her 3rd and final term and cannot stand for re-election.
Venues and Hotels – one vacancy
Carina Montagut comes to the end of her second term and can stand for re-election.

GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIVES

Geographic – Africa – one vacancy
Lindiwe Rakharebe comes to the end of her 3rd and final term and cannot stand for re-election.
Geographic – Asia Pacific – one vacancy
Leonie Ashford comes to the end of her first term and can stand for re-election.
Geographic – Europe – one vacancy
Christoph Tessmar comes to the end of his 2nd and can stand for re-election.

NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENCY

Candidates who intend to stand for election or re-election for the presidency on the ICCA Board must be:

An elected member of the current Board of Directors or have served a minimum two years as a member of the Board of Directors within the previous five years.
The primary contact of the member organisation.
Must be employed by the ICCA Member and be on the payroll of the member organisation, and;
Must be present at the General Assembly where the election shall take place.
Their organisation must be members in good financial standing with ICCA (the current years’ membership fee should have been paid).
Any additional requirements will be communicated once the candidacy has been fully submitted and received.

Candidates should inform ICCA Head Office via governance@iccaworld.org that they wish to stand for election or re-election, together with:

A written statement of intent to remain with their organisation for the duration of their term as President. Where the candidate is not the majority shareholder of the member organisation, a written statement must be submitted by a senior executive of the member organisation stating the intent of that organisation to retain the candidate in employment and further acknowledging the organisation's understanding of the duties and responsibilities inherent in the position of President of ICCA.
They should be duly nominated and seconded in writing by two members of the Sector they represent, who are the primary contact for the member organisation which is in financial good standing with ICCA (the current year’s membership fee should have been paid).

Their candidacy, including the requirements, must be received at ICCA Head Office no later than Monday 7 September 2026, 5pm CET. Please be aware that it is the responsibility of the candidate to make sure their candidacy is complete. Any incomplete candidacy will be rejected.

NOMINATIONS FOR SECTOR REPRESENTATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION

Candidates who intend to stand for election or re-election for the following Sectors vacancies on the ICCA Board: Venues and Hotels and Meetings and Events Management, must be:

The primary contact of the member organisation.
Must be employed by the ICCA Member and be on the payroll of the member organisation, and;
Must be present at the General Assembly where the election shall take place.
Their organisation must be members in good financial standing with ICCA (the current years’ membership fee should have been paid).
Any additional requirements will be communicated once the candidacy has been fully submitted and received.

Candidates should inform ICCA Head Office via governance@iccaworld.org that they wish to stand for election or re-election, together with:

A support letter from their company.
They should be duly nominated and seconded in writing by two members of the Sector they represent, who are the primary contact for the member organisation which is in financial good standing with ICCA (the current year’s membership fee should have been paid).

A list of candidates with their nominator and seconder will be communicated to the ICCA Members no later than Monday 14 September 2026.

PLEASE NOTE: there are no elections for the following Sectors/Geographic Regions in 2026:

Sector: Meetings and Events Solutions
Sector: Destination Management
Geographic Representative: Middle East
Geographic Representative: North America
Geographic Representative: Latin America & The Caribbean

Please send your application to governance@iccaworld.org if you are interested to stand for election for one of the above-mentioned vacancies on the ICCA Board of Directors. Your application must be received at ICCA Head Office no later than Monday 7 September 2026, 17:00 CET.

If you have any questions regarding the election procedures, please contact Natasza Tardio at ICCA Head Office via governance@iccaworld.org.