The election of four new members of Cochrane’s Governing Board, conducted over December and January, is now complete. Our warm congratulations go to the following new members of Cochrane’s Governing Board, who will join the Board at their next face-to-face meeting in Geneva in April 2017:

•          Jan Clarkson, UK
•          Gerald Gartlehner, Austria
•          Peter Gøtzsche, Denmark
•          Nancy Santesso, Canada

As Co-Chairs of the Board, Lisa Bero and Cindy Farquhar would like to welcome these new members to the Board.

Our sincere thanks go to all the candidates who stood in this first election to be held under Cochrane’s new Articles of Association, adopted in October 2016. Their contribution and willingness to volunteer their time is greatly appreciated. The new Articles and electoral polices greatly expanded the eligibility of Cochrane contributors to stand and vote for Board positions, leading to a record number of votes received. Further details are available on the Board elections page.

This election was a special election, delayed to follow the decision on the new Articles of Association. The regular cycle of Board elections in the middle of each year will now resume. The next Board election will commence in June 2017.