Dear Colleagues,
As Chair of the Nominating Committee 2024-2026, it is my pleasure to announce the final slate of candidates for the 2026 ESC Elections, as approved by the ESC Nominating Committee 2024-2026.
Please find the list of candidates below. The CVs and motivation letters of the candidates, as well as a recording of the Spring Summit presentations by the candidates for the President-Elect position, will be made available after the ESC Spring Summit 2026 which takes place on 5 & 6 March 2026 at the European Heart House.
In accordance with Article 13 of ESC Statutes, as well as the ESC Board-approved process and election timelines, I would like to inform you that in the period from 23 January 2026 to Friday, 20 February 2026, alternative candidate proposals were submitted for the positions of Councillor and Audit Committee member representing National Cardiac Societies.
Please allow me to kindly remind all candidates, ESC Constituent Bodies as well as ESC, Associations, Working Groups and Councils Board/Nucleus, Committees, Task Forces and Study Groups members to comply with the code of conduct for elections for ESC and ESC Constituent Bodies, and in particular about the rules regarding campaigning activities which are permitted between Tuesday 24 February 2026 and Sunday 3 May 2026. A list (not exhaustive) of authorised and unauthorised activities during this period is available on this webpage.
For any further information, please feel free to contact me at any time.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Franz Weidinger
Immediate ESC Past President
Chair of the ESC Nominating Committee 2024-2026
Final slate
Names are noted in alphabetical order.
