MINDS Board

The MINDS Board of Directors is one governing body of MINDS, consisting of 5 Board members. The Board is elected once a year by the General Meeting as another governing body of MINDS with each member having one vote, according to the principle that all MINDS members are equal. MINDS Board members have to be part of the management board of a MINDS member agency. Their term of office is one year, a re-elected for another tenure is possible. The MINDS Board is mainly acting as advisory council to the MINDS Managing Director and also as supervisory board.

The current MINDS Board:

Lars Vesterlokke

Chairperson
CEO & Editor in Chief
Ritzau - Ritzaus Bureau A/S
Denmark

Meinolf Ellers

Deputy Chair Person
Chief Digital Officer
dpa - Deutsche Presse Agentur
Germany

Bernard Maissen

Board Member
Editor-in-Chief
sda - Schweizerische Depeschenagentur
Switzerland

Elina Ruha

Board Member
Commercial Director, CFO
STT - Finnish News Agency
Finland

Chris Waiting

Board Member
Director, Global Strategy & Development
AP - Associated Press
UK