"As a volunteer-driven society, we are so grateful to our AES Members who step forward to serve in leadership roles," says AES President Gary Gottlieb. "I offer sincere thanks to all who participated as nominees in this year’s elections – every one of them extremely qualified, and I applaud their willingness to serve. Congratulations and welcome to those who will take office in January; we look forward to your participation in the years to come."
Save for the President-Elect and Treasurer, each newly elected individual will serve a two-year term. Cesar Lamschtein will serve on the AES Board of Directors as President-Elect in 2026, in 2027 as President, in 2028 as Past-President, followed by two years as a Governor. Jayant Datta will serve on the AES Board of Directors as Treasurer-Elect in 2026, and as Treasurer in 2027 and 2028. All those newly elected will begin their terms on January 1, 2026.
Also on January 1, 2026, current Past-President Leslie Gaston-Bird will transition to Governor for the first year of a two-year term. Beginning one-year terms will be President Gary Gottlieb, who will transition to Past-President, and President-Elect Brecht De Man, who will become President. Exiting the Board of Governors at that time will be Bill Schulenberg, Director and VP Central Region, USA/Canada; Jorge Azama, VP Latin American Region; Ewa Lukasik, Central Region, Europe; Kazuhiko Kawahara, VP Asia-Pacific Region; and Governors Lenise Bent, Mary Mazurek, Josh Reiss, and Jiayue Cecilia Wu.
Brecht De Man: President
Gary Gottlieb: Past-President
Cesar Lamschtein: President-Elect
Valerie Tyler: Secretary
Glenn Lorbecki: Treasurer
Jayant Datta: Treasurer-Elect
Marcela Zorro: Director
One additional Director will be elected by the Board of Governors within the next 60 days.
The AES 2026 Board of Governors (in addition to the Directors above) will be:
Masataka Nakahara: VP Asia-Pacific Region
Jamie Angus Whiteoak: VP Northern Region, Europe
Piotr Majdak: VP Central Region, Europe
Huseyin Hacihabiboglu: VP Southern Europe/Middle East/Africa Region
Ezequiel Morfi: VP Latin American Region
Angela Piva: VP Eastern Region, USA/Canada
Kelvin Grimble: VP Central Region, USA/Canada
David v.R. Bowles: VP Western Region, USA/Canada
Jamie Baker: Governor
Leslie Gaston-Bird: Governor
Brett Leonard: Governor
Fariuska Lira Barully: Governor
Bruce Olson: Governor
Bernarda Ubidia: Governor
Merlijn van Veen: Governor
Malik Williams: Governor
He decided to turn his passion into a career by getting his degree in audiovisual techniques in France in early 1990’s. Audio education wasn’t available in his country at that time. The 90’s were a beautiful time to learn and get involved into audio: the last analog days and the first digital/tape days, prior to DAW based studio. He could witness on his own the change of paradigm.
After getting back to Uruguay, he worked as staff engineer in several studios, getting involved in music, theater and film productions, as well as live sound mixing and live recording. After getting confidence, he started freelancing, as well as consulting and teaching. He got to collaborate in productions with all major local and regional artists, as well as international performers like The Mission, Placido Domingo, José Carreras, Kitaro and Luciano Supervielle, among others.
Cesar Lamschtein has more than two decades of teaching experience. ORT university gave him the teaching excellence award in 2010. He teaches now in the public Uruguayan university, and is regularly called to lecture in audio technology events and private schools.
In 2012, after designing, installing, and starting up the first and only word class recording studio facility in his country, Lamschtein was called to lead the audio and video department of the National Concert Hall of Sodre, Uruguay finest and biggest venue. In 2017, after spending 5 years setting up and developing Sodre, among other projects, he was called to design and install Uruguay, newest and biggest indoor facility, a 10.000 seater venue, by the name of Antel Arena.
Cesar Lamschtein joined the AES in 1996 as a founding member of the Uruguayan section. He was previously "touched" by Albert Grundby in the 1995 AES Paris convention and got convinced that AES is the way of sharing experiences and getting as better as you can. He is a proud and active member of the society promoting student activities, recording competitions, organizing seminars, meetings, events, conferences, virtual conferences and gathering professional and students together to share experiences. He was given the AES board of governors award in 2012, citation award in 2015, and actively involved in the AES Latin American Region.
About the Audio Engineering Society
For more than 75 years, the Audio Engineering Society has served as the pivotal force in fostering the advancement in audio technologies and application and the dissemination of technical information for the audio community. Its members are affiliated with 90 AES professional sections and more than 120 AES student sections around the world where activities include guest speakers, technical tours, demonstrations, online events and social functions.
Through Conventions, Conferences, Training and Development events and peer-reviewed publications, as well as the Society’s vast online technical documents, Standards and video resources, members experience valuable opportunities for professional networking and personal growth.
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