STM Board Election

Nominations for STM Board seats has now begun.  There are five seats available:

  • Three “Undesignated“
  • One Designated “Non Europe/Non US Company”
  • One Designated “Early Career Publisher”

Please refer to Item C, Articles 11-16 of the STM By-Laws which explains the definition of the seats and provides details of the responsibilities of becoming an STM Board Member.  There are usually 4 Board meetings per annum with the option of virtual attendance.

Designated and Undesignated Seats

  • A “Designated” seat candidate (“Non Europe/Non US Company” and “Early Career Publisher”) may choose to simultaneously stand for election as an “Undesignated” candidate.
  • A candidate who chooses to stand for both an “Undesignated” and a “Designated” seat must be nominated and seconded for each seat separately.
  • The same individual(s) who has nominated and/or seconded an individual’s candidacy for a “Designated” seat may also nominate and/or second that individual’s candidacy for an “Undesignated” seat.

Nomination, Approval, and Seconding Procedures

If you are employed by an STM publishing member company (Regular) you can be nominated by another person who is employed by an STM publishing member company or nominate yourself. In either case, the nominee is responsible to secure a second for his/her nomination from another individual who is also employed by an STM publishing member company.

The candidate must receive approval for his/her candidacy from the Head of Member Organisation (the most senior executive of the publishing enterprise,) as recognized by STM before being put on the ballot.

Please head to Nominations

From June through August, nominations ensue, votes are cast, and newly elected members are announced in early September. The elected Board members will be introduced and results ratified at the 5 October 2026 AGM.

To see the current list of STM Board Members, please head to: STM Board.

Please contact Kim Beadle if you have any questions.

A maximum of six (6) members elected to designated seats representing the following defined member groups and/or career stage group:

  • Small companies (Fee categories 0-3);
  • Medium companies (Fee categories 4 – 6). The revenue limit shall be set by the STM Board from time-to-time; at date of ratification of these by-laws it is presently under €100 million);
  • Large companies the revenue limit shall be set by the STM Board from time-to-time; at date of ratification of these by-laws it is presently over €100 million;
  • Not-for-profit organizations/society publishers, university presses and non- governmental organizations;
  • Non US, non Europe based companies;
  • Early Career Publisher. A candidate who is not in a senior management position and who has yet to complete ten full years in the STM publishing industry at the time of the election and who aspires to publishing leadership in the future;

The duties of the STM Board shall include:

  • The implementation of the aims and objectives of the Association and the execution of the will of the Annual General Meeting (AGM);
  • The supervision of the work of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Treasurer;
  • The control of the administrative and financial statements and the administration as trustees of the funds of the Association;
  • Review and approval of the Association’s annual budget;
  • Report to the membership on the financial status annually;
  • The receipt of proposals for and the nomination of members to the STM Board;
  • The nomination and election of officers of the Association;
  • The appointment of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Association;
  • The determination of the annual membership fees;
  • The formation, should the need arise, of ad-hoc task forces, commissioned to prepare reports on specific problems of importance to the Association;
  • The formulation of proposals to be submitted for approval to the AGM.
  • Dana Compton, American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Lauren Kane, BioOne
  • Joyce Lorigan, Springer Nature (Chair)

Any questions, please contact Kim Beadle