The WFD Board have appointed the following members of the Nomination and Election Panel, chaired Mr. Henry Mejía Royet, (WFD Regional Director for South America), Ms. U Ka Weng, Clarissa (WFD Asia) and Mr. Juventus Duorinaah (Ordinary Member of Ghana).
The Panel is tasked to assess eligibility of nominations in pursuant to WFD’s Statutes 23.1 and 23.2 and the Internal Rules 23.2.1, 23.2.2, 23.2.3 and 23.2.4.
A total of 16 Nominations has been received, 14 nominations are deemed eligible in pursuant of the WFD Statues and Internal Rules. 1 nomination has not met the eligibility criteria and is ineligible.
The election of the board will take place on 9 – 10 July 2023 at the XXI WFD General Assembly.

Dr Joseph J. Murray
United States of America

Mr Kasper Bergmann
Denmark

Mr Florjan Rojba
Albania

Ms Shirley Liu
Australia

Mr Francesco Folino
Canada

Mr Kasper Bergmann
Denmark

Ms Jaana Aaltonen
Finland

Ms Hjordis Haraldsdottir
Iceland

Mr Angelo R. Cagnazzo
Italy

Mr Nizar Kasmi Ismail
Morocco

Mr Kedar Prasad Adhikari
Nepal

Ms Victoria Manning
New Zeland

Mr Usman A. Nahuche
Nigeria

Mr Slava Klimov
Russian Federation

Mr Bruno Druchen
South Africa

Mr Juan Angel de Gouveia
Venezuela
Note:
Mr Kasper Bergmann (Denmark) is nominated for Vice President and Board Member.