STM Board Election

STM 2025 Board Election now open!

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

  • Three “Undesignated“
  • One Designated “Not for Profit Company”
  • One Designated “Large Company”
Fee Category (EUR) Classification (seat)
FCO Small Company
FC1 Small Company
FC2 Small Company
FC3 Small Company
FC4 Medium Company
FC5 Medium Company
FC6 Medium Company
55m – 100m Medium Company
100m – 200m Large Company
200m – 300m Large Company
300m – 600m Large Company
600m+ Large Company

Item C, Articles 11-16 of the STM By-Laws 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.

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

Designated and Undesignated Seats

  • A “Designated” seat candidate (“Not for Profit Company” and “Large Company”) 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.

From June through August, nominations ensue, votes are cast, and newly elected members are announced in mid-September. The elected Board members will be introduced and results ratified at the 13 October 2025 AGM.

If you are considering standing and have questions or concerns, please contact Kim Beadle to discuss ways that STM can help.

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.
  • Robert Harington, American Mathematical Society
  • Laura Hassink, Elsevier (Chair)
  • Guido Herrmann, Wiley

Any questions, please contact Kim Beadle