Results of tie-breaker vote for WDO's 2023-2025 Board of Directors
Results of tie-breaker vote for WDO's 2023-2025 Board of Directors
In an unprecedented tie held during its 33rd General Assembly in Tokyo (Japan) on 29 October 2023, World Design Organization (WDO)® held a vote for the ninth and final position on its 2023-2025 Board of Directors. At the close of the voting period on 6 November 2023, the following results were officially recorded:
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Jesús Llinares, Andreu World (Spain): 69 votes
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Shirley Feng, Shenzhen Industrial Design Profession Association (China): 41 votes
The complete roster for the 2023-2025 Board of Directors comprises:
President
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Thomas Garvey, School of Industrial Design, Carleton University (Canada)
President-Elect
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Pradyumna Vyas, Confederation of Indian Industry (India)
Board members (in alphabetical order)
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Anna Barbara, POLI.design Scrl (Italy)
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Laura Figueroa, Colegio de Profesionistas en Diseño de México, A.C. (COLDI.MX) (Mexico)
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Oliver Lin, Taiwan Design Research Institute (Taiwan (Chinese Taipei))
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Jesús Llinares, Andreu World (Spain)
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Sonia Manchanda, Spread Design (India)
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Ken Nah, Korea Institute of Design Promotion (South Korea)
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Meghan Preiss, Aether Global Learning (USA)
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Eisuke Tachikawa, Japan Industrial Design Association (Japan)
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Benjamin Wilson, Braun GmbH (Germany)
The 2023 General Assembly proceedings, including the outcome of the tie-breaker vote, were overseen and confirmed by the appointed scrutineers Mr. Mario Gagnon (Canada) and Ms. Vesna Popovic (Australia).
To view the profiles of WDO's 2023-2025 Board of Directors, please visit https://wdo.org/about/people/board/
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