AGM Information
Learn about IIBA's 2025 Annual General Meeting and Board Election. Find out more about participation, voting rights, proxy, and quorum.
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Meet the Candidates
Alex Browning (Incumbent)
Alex Browning, FCPA, FCMA, MBA. M.Ed. Corporate Director and Educator. Retired from LCBO, a multi-billion dollar liquor distributor and retailer, after almost 38 years. He has experience in retail, systems, and planning, and for the last 20 years, he was the senior vice president of finance and administration and CFO. During this time, he actively led the re-engineering of their supply chain functions, developed their enterprise risk management system, and modernized many of the business processes using technology.
Alex also taught business at York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies in the Bachelor of Commerce program. He is a Fellow of the Certified Professional Accountants (FCPA) and a Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants (FCMA). He also has an MBA from the Ivey School of Business, a Master of Education from Brock University and a Bachelor of Commerce from York University.
He currently serves on the boards of two NFP boards, 211 Ontario and Meal-a-Day Fund of Canada. He is a past member of the Board of the Members Savings Credit Union as well as the Chair of the Audit Committee. He is a former chair of the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario (CMAO) and a past member of the Public Accountants Council of Ontario.
Sue Craig
Sue Craig is a Board Director and Senior Executive with a strong track record in leading business and digital transformation initiatives for highly regulated organizations in both the Financial Services and Government sectors. At Westpac, she was the accountable Executive for delivering Transformation Capability Uplift across the Group as part of the Bank’s response to the Royal Commission into Banking.
Sue also serves as a Statutory Officer and Board Member of the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority. She is a Non-Executive Director for national aged care provider McLean Care and its commercial subsidiary, DUART Industries. Additionally, she is part of the Faculty at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), where she facilitates the Company Directors Course, and is a Lecturer in Digital Transformation at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
Filip Hendrickx
Filip Hendrickx is the President of the IIBA Brussels Chapter, where he actively fosters the business analysis community in Belgium and Luxembourg. He has been recognized for his contributions with the 2022 and 2024 IIBA EMEA Region Volunteer of the Year Awards. In addition to his volunteer work, Filip serves as a Visiting Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where he contributes to the advancement of information systems strategy and management.
He brings extensive experience in strategic business analysis, innovation, and enterprise architecture. Filip has led and coached business architecture and transformation initiatives across multiple industries, integrating lean startup methodologies, customer validation, and self-organizing teams to improve business performance.
Russell Mears
Russell Mears is an experienced business analysis leader, currently serving as Head of Business Analysis for Enabling Units IT at AstraZeneca. In this role, he leads business analysis efforts across HR, Legal, Global Sustainability, and Corporate Affairs, driving digital transformation and platform integration.
He has a broad background in financial services and IT, having delivered high-impact transformation projects at organizations including Equiniti, PwC, Morgan Stanley, and Lehman Brothers. His areas of specialization include regulatory compliance, process automation, CRM transformation, and large-scale outsourcing initiatives across global locations.
Robert Moreau
Robert Moreau led New Brunswick’s largest Francophone financial institution, overseeing a team of 1,000 employees and serving more than 180,000 members and clients.
A certified board administrator, Robert is recognized by his peers for his strategic insight and valuable contributions to various boards and associations. He currently serves as Vice-Chairperson of the Board and Chairperson of the Human Resources Committee for the Co-operators. He is bilingual.
AGM & Board Election Resolutions
IIBA is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) resolutions. Below are this year’s resolution results voted on by IIBA members:
- Resolution 2025-01: Elect one returning director and four new directors as recommended.
- Alex Browning (incumbent)
- Russell Mears
- Filip Hendrickx
- Sue Craig
- Robert Moreau
This resolution was passed by membership.
- Resolution 2025-02: Approve the reappointment of Doane Grant Thornton as Auditor for fiscal year 2025.
This resolution was passed by membership.
- Resolution 2025-03: Acceptance of the Audited Financial Statements of IIBA for the fiscal year 2024.
This resolution was passed by membership.
- Resolution 2025-04: The Board requests membership approval of By-law Number 8 as approved by the Board on January 29, 2025.
This resolution was passed by membership.
IIBA Bylaw and Financial Statements
IIBA Bylaw
Bylaw number eight relating generally to the organization and the transaction of the activities and affairs of international institute of business analysis.
IIBA Bylaw Update
Here's everything you need to know about the changes.
AGM FAQs
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An IIBA member in good standing on the day of the AGM is eligible to vote. If you are unable to attend the webcast you may still cast your vote through our online polling site, which is available for 48 hours following the close of the AGM.
Poll opens following the close of the AGM and is open for 48 hours.
Results Posted: Results of the AGM vote poll are posted here by end of business day Friday, June 6.
The AGM provides IIBA the opportunity to report back to the Members with an update of the key activities of the association. As well, during the AGM we will ask for ratification of resolutions requiring Membership support and present the previous years' audited financial statements.
To ensure quorum is achieved, IIBA encourages all active members to attend the AGM webcast.
Voting will be conducted on a secure voting platform managed by IIBA. You will receive a voting email with a link within 30 minutes following the close of the AGM webcast.
Voting will be open for 48 hours after the close of the AGM. If you do not receive an email to vote and are a Member in good standing, please contact info@iiba.org.
You are only permitted one vote for each resolution on the ballot.
Following the AGM, a membership vote is held for 48-hour period. In 2025, members will be asked to vote on the following resolutions:
Elect one returning director and four new directors as recommended.
Approve the reappointment of Doane Grant Thornton as Auditor for the fiscal year 2025.
Accept the Audited Financial Statements of IIBA for the fiscal year 2024.
Approve the Bylaw No. 8 as presented and enacted by the Board of Directors on January 29, 2025, and ask that all previous Bylaws be repealed.
Members who wish to appoint a proxyholder are requested to date, digitally sign and return the Proxy form.
If you are an eligible member and wish to provide your vote by proxy, please complete the online Proxy form.
Proxies must be submitted by 9 a.m. EDT on the day of the AGM webcast.
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