Please join PTC in congratulating the following members who have been elected to seats on the 2026 PTC Board of Governors (BG).

Newly elected BG members will begin their terms on 17 January 2026. They will officially kick off their position at the first official 2026 BG meeting during PTC’26.

Mahalo to all of the candidates and voting members who participated in this year’s BG election. Your active participation ensures PTC’s continued success.

PTC also sends a warm aloha to outgoing members of the BG for their service to our organization.

Newly Elected BG Members

BG OCEANIA FOR-PROFIT

Sean Bergin
President & Co-Founder
APTelecom, USA

BG EAST ASIA FOR-PROFIT

Paul Abfalter
Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer
FLAG, Hong Kong SAR China

BG GLOBAL NON-PROFIT

Masaaki Sakamaki
Vice Chairman
PTCJ, Japan

INDIVIDUAL

Naaz Bax
[Individual Member]
United Kingdom
Tony Rossabi
[Individual Member]
USA

Continuing and Outgoing BG Members

Continuing BG members:

Paul Abfalter (reelected in 2025 election), William “Bill” Barney, Tito Costa, Tim Logue, Laurie Miller, Cengiz Oztelcan, Isabelle Paradis, Robert Pepper, Masaaki Sakamaki (reelected in 2025 election), Roary Stasko, Brian Tellam

Outgoing BG members:

Heather Hudson, Paul McCann, Lynn Smullen

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