Elections to the 2025-2026 IPLOCA Board of Directors

Elections to the IPLOCA Board of Directors take place every year at the Annual Convention as seats become vacant. The term of office is up to two years for those seats that are not for appointed or “at-large” directors.

Vacant Seats

We are looking for candidates who would like to serve on the IPLOCA Board of Directors.

Regular Members

2 seats in America North www.iploca.com/americanorth

2 seats in East & Far East www.iploca.com/eastandfareast

2 seats in Europe Central www.iploca.com/europecentral

2 seats in Europe Eastern www.iploca.com/europeeastern

1 seat in Europe Mediterranean www.iploca.com/europemediterranean

1 seat in Europe Northwest www.iploca.com/europenorthwest

2 seats in Latin America www.iploca.com/latinamerica

Associate Members

There are no vacant seats for Associate Members this year.

If you are an owner or a senior executive of a member company and would like to be considered for a vacant seat on the IPLOCA Board of Directors, please review the Duties and Commitments of Board Members . An application form, complete with a brief résumé and a photograph, should be emailed no later than 15 August 2025 to Georges Hage, IPLOCA Executive Secretary, georges.hage@iploca.com .

Date of the election: 18 September 2025

Application deadline: 15 August 2025

Elected Board Directors serve a two-year term commencing after the approval of the results at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, 19 September in Izmir, Türkiye. Further information on vacant seats for the 2025-2026 IPLOCA Board of Directors is available on our website: www.iploca.com/about-us/board-of-directors/candidatesfor-elections-to-the-2025-2026-iploca-board-of-directors/

Voting

All Regular and Associate Member representatives are invited to attend the Election Meetings held on the afternoon of Thursday, 18 September 2025. Each member company is entitled to one vote. If no-one from your company is able to attend the meeting in order to vote, one vote per member company may be made on a proxy form (also available on the website) and must be received by the Executive Secretary no later than 12 September 2025 in order to be counted. Any questions regarding the election procedure can be addressed to Georges Hage georges.hage@iploca.com

In accordance with the Association’s current By-laws, the 2025-2026 IPLOCA Board of Directors may consist of a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 25 directors as follows:

1. Up to sixteen directors representing Regular Members (one or two directors for each of the eight geographic regions as per the current membership), elected by the Regular Members

2. Three directors representing the Associate Members of the Association

3. Up to five Directors-at-Large make up the remainder of the Board and are appointed each year by the Board of Directors at its first meeting. The Directors-at-Large are nominated by the Executive Committee and appointed following the approval of the full Board. They are selected based on their active involvement and engagement in the work of the Association, including any committee work, to capitalise on their knowledge and ensure the continuity of leadership in certain areas.

4. Out of this group of directors, five officers collectively form the Executive Committee. These are the President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, the Treasurer and the Immediate Past President. Officers are directors of the Board and represent Regular or Associate Members.