The AES 2026 Election is open for Member voting as of May 15, 2026. Voting is online only and ends June 26, 2026 at 5:00PM Eastern U.S. time.
The information in the linked pdf has been provided by the candidates for the AES 2026 election. Positions this year are President-Elect, Secretary, VP Eastern Region USA/Canada, VP Western Region USA/Canada, VP Northern Europe, and three Governors who will be elected from six candidates – you may vote for up to three Governors. Terms begin January 1.
In addition, four updates to the AES Bylaws must be voted on by Membership. The proposed Bylaws amendments are detailed in the document 2025 AES Bylaws Amendment Proposals v4. For reference, the current AES Bylaws are AES Bylaws Revised 2024.
Members need not vote early if they wish to take time to review the ballot. Eligible Members will be sent emails to their address of record with voting details. If any Member who is eligible did not receive an election ballot notice in email on May 15, they may still vote by simply going to the voting site, https://AES.gesvote.com, entering their name, AES number and email to receive the security code to vote online. The exact name and number must match AES records. Security codes are emailed immediately from helpdesk@voteges.com, so check your spam/junk folders if necessary.
Members having difficulty voting may contact Global Election Services at: helpdesk@voteges.com or call them at 1-800-864-1263 toll-free.
Only Members in good standing may vote in the election; associates and students are not eligible to vote. Members whose membership has lapsed and Associate Members who wish to upgrade their status to Member in order to vote must renew or upgrade no later than 5:00 PM EDT, June 19, 2026 to participate in the 2026 election. Memberships may be renewed and Associate Members may apply for upgrade to Member status through the AES member portal at https://members.aes.org/. There is no cost for upgrades; upgrade applications can take up to 48 hours to process.
AES Members are encouraged to exercise their voting right and responsibility as a Member by participating in the election.
AES President-Elect
David v.R Bowles
Kazuhiko Kawahara
AES Secretary
Valerie Tyler
Vice President, Eastern Region, USA & Canada
Roey Shamir
Malik Williams
Vice President, Western Region, USA & Canada
Jess Berg
Brian (Bt) “Gibbs”
Vice President, Northern Europe
Neil Johnson
Merlijn van Veen
Governor (3 elected, vote for up to 3)
Helen Caddes
Rick Carson
Juan Jiménez
Ivo Marković
Angela Piva
JD Trefney
Note: the order of the names may appear in alphabetical or reverse alphabetical order on random electronic ballots.
