{"id":95662,"date":"2026-01-02T12:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/?p=95662"},"modified":"2026-01-02T12:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:28:55","slug":"a-message-from-the-blender-foundation-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/news\/a-message-from-the-blender-foundation-board\/","title":{"rendered":"A message from the Blender Foundation board"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\"?><html><body><p>As announced in September 2025 during the Blender Conference, the Blender Foundation board is welcoming three new members this year: Dalai Felinto (Head of Product), Fiona Cohen (COO), and Sergey Sharybin (Head of Development). They will join Francesco Siddi (CEO), while Ton Roosendaal transitions to the newly established supervisory board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"69a8ffb3bf2be\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ffb3bf2be\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bcon25_bf_board.jpg\" alt=\"Fiona, Francesco, Sergey, and Dalai\" class=\"wp-image-95663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bcon25_bf_board.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bcon25_bf_board-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bcon25_bf_board-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bcon25_bf_board-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fiona, Francesco, Sergey, and Dalai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned in the original announcement, preparations for this transition have been extensive. 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