SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.

Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.

“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”

In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.

These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:

Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.

EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant

United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.

USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant

USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications

USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives

Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:

Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley

USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More