2018 ICF Global Board Election Results Announced

The results of the 2018 ICF Global Board of Directors election have been finalized with the naming of this year’s Vice Chair, Sara Smith, MCC (USA), and Secretary/Treasurer, Jean-François Cousin, MCC (Thailand).

Sara is CEO and Principal of Smith Leadership LLC. She served as a co-leader for ICF’s Southeast Region and is a past member of the ICF Global Nominating Committee. She served as a Director on the 2017 ICF Global Board.

Jean-François has been an Executive Coach for more than a decade. A longtime member of ICF Singapore, he has contributed to multiple coaching conferences and actively supported the launch of ICF Bangkok. He served as a Director on the 2017 ICF Global Board.

Supporting 2018 ICF Global Board Chair Tracy Sinclair, PCC (United Kingdom), Smith and Cousin will work with a global leadership team that includes ICF Global Board Directors José Augusto Figueiredo, ACC (Brazil); Rajat Garg, MCC (India); Wai K. Leong, MCC (Malaysia); Marcia Reynolds, Psy.D., MCC (USA) and Valerie Robert, ACC (Switzerland), along with Immediate Past Chair Hilary Oliver, PCC (United Kingdom).

Sinclair was elected 2018 ICF Global Board Chair in November 2017. She joined the ICF Global Board in January 2016 and most recently served as Secretary/Treasurer. She has extensive experience in the field of leadership development and is a past president of ICF United Kingdom. During the election process, the ICF Nominating Committee also slated her to serve a second two-year term as a Global Board Director.