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:
Jonas Eriksson
CEO & Editor-in-Chief TT Group
Chair Person
TT - Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå
Sweden
Tony Gillies
Editor in Chief
Deputy Chair Person
AAP - Australian Associated Press
Australia
Monica Garcia
Commercial and Marketing Director
Board Member
Lusa - LUSA - Agência de Notícias de Portugal
Portugal
Pihla Lehmusjoki
Head of Media Services
Board Member
STT - Finnish News Agency
Finland
Mark Westerhoff
CTO and Manager Operations
Board Member
ANP - Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau
The Netherlands
Board 2018
- Lars Vesterlokke - CEO & Editor in Chief / Ritzau - Ritzaus Bureau A/S Denmark (Chair Person)
- Clemens Pig - CEO / APA - Austria Presse Agentur (Deputy Chair Person)
- Monica Garcia - Commercial and Marketing Director / LUSA - Agência de Notícias de Portugal (Board Member)
- Mark Westerhoff -CTO and Manager Operations / ANP - Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (Board Member)
- Tony Gillies - Editor in Chief / AAP - Australian Associated Press (Board Member)
Board 2017
- Lars Vesterlokke - CEO & Editor in Chief / Ritzau - Ritzaus Bureau A/S Denmark (Chair Person)
- Meinolf Ellers - Chief Digital Officer / dpa - Deutsche Presse Agentur (Deputy Chair Person)
- Bernard Maissen - Editor-in-Chief / sda - Schweizerische Depeschenagentur (Board Member)
- Elina Ruha - Commercial Director, CFO / STT - Finnish News Agency Finland (Board Member)
- Chris Waiting - Director, Global Strategy & Development / AP - Associated Press UK (Board Member)
Board 2016
- Bruce Davidson - CEO / AAP - Australian Associated Press (Chair Person)
- Sophie Huet - Head of Infographics-innovation Department / AFP - Agence France-Presse (Deputy Chairperson)
- Andrew Dowsett - COO / PA - Press Association Group (Board Member)
- Meinolf Ellers - Chief Digital Officer / dpa - Deutsche Presse Agentur (Board Member)
- Bernard Maissen - Editor-in-Chief / sda - Schweizerische Depeschenagentur (Board Member)
Board 2015
- Bruce Davidson - CEO / AAP - Australian Associated Press (Chair Person)
- Kerstin Pilhage - Director Business Development / TT Nyhetsbyrån (Deputy Chair Person)
- Michael Lang - Editor-in-Chief / APA - Austria Presse Agentur (Board Member)
- Andrew Dowsett - COO / PA - Press Association Group (Board Member)
- Sophie Huet - Head of Infographics-innovation Department / AFP - Agence France-Presse (Board Member)
Board 2014
- Bruce Davidson - CEO / AAP - Australian Associated Press (Chair Person)
- Anita Descheemaeker - Marketing & Sales Director / Belga News Agency (Deputy Chair Person)
- Kerstin Pilhage - Director Business Development / TT Nyhetsbyrån (Board Member)
- Michael Lang - Editor-in-Chief / APA - Austria Presse Agentur (Board Member)
- Andrew Dowsett - COO / PA - Press Association Group (Board Member)
Board 2013
- Clive Marshall - CEO PA Group / PA - Press Association (Chair Person)
- Meinolf Ellers - Managing Director dpa-infocom / dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur (Deputy Chair Person)
- Anita Descheemaeker - Marketing & Sales Director / Belga News Agency (Board Member)
- Jan Kodera - Technical Director / CTK - Česká Tisková Kancelář (Board Member)
- Guido van Nispen - CEO / ANP - Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (Board Member)
Board 2012
- Clive Marshall - CEO PA Group / PA - Press Association (Chair Person)
- Bernard Maissen - Editor-in-Chief / sda - Schweizerische Depeschenagentur (Deputy Chair Person)
- Kakuya Ogata - Deputy Managing Director Planning & Development Office Digital Strategy Hedaquarters / Kyodo News Agency (Board Member)
- Jan Kodera - Technical Director / CTK - Česká Tisková Kancelář (Board Member)
- Meinolf Ellers - Managing Director dpa-infocom / dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur (Board Member)
Board 2011
- Clive Marshall - CEO PA Group / PA - Press Association (Chair Person)
- Paulo Nogueira dos Santos - Technical Director / LUSA - Agência de Notícias de Portugal (Deputy Chair Person)
- Peter Kropsch - CEO / APA - Austria Presse Agentur (Board Member)
- Bernard Maissen - Editor-in-Chief / sda - Schweizerische Depeschenagentur (Board Member)
- Kakuya Ogata - Deputy Managing Director Planning & Development Office Digital Strategy Hedaquarters / Kyodo News Agency (Board Member)
Board 2010
- Rob Jacobs - Director ANP Business / ANP - Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (Chair Person)
- Lorraine Cichowski - Senior Vice President Technology / AP - Associated Press (Deputy Chair Person)
- Meinolf Ellers - Managing Director dpa-infocom / dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur (Board Member)
- Paulo Nogueira dos Santos - Technical Director / LUSA - Agência de Notícias de Portugal (Board Member)
- Mika Pettersson - CEO & Editor-in-Chief / STT-Lehtikuva (Board Member)
Board 2009
- Peter Kropsch - CEO / APA - Austria Presse Agentur (Chair Person)
- Mika Pettersson - CEO & Editor-in-Chief / STT-Lehtikuva (Deputy Chair Person)
- Lorraine Cichowski - Senior Vice President Technology / AP - Associated Press (Board Member)
- Meinolf Ellers - Managing Director dpa-infocom / dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur (Board Member)
- Rob Jacobs - Director ANP Business / ANP - Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (Board Member)
Board 2008
- Malthe von Trotha - CEO / dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur (Chair Person)
- Peter Kropsch - CEO / APA - Austria Presse Agentur (Deputy Chair Person)
- Bernard Maissen - Editor-in-Chief / sda - Schweizerische Depeschenagentur (Board Member)
- Jan Stejskal - Strategy & Development Manager / CTK - Česká Tisková Kancelář (Board Member)
- Helen Vogt - Director Business & Products / NTB - Norsk Telegrambyrå (Board Member)