Dear WCA Community,

We are happy to announce that Lars Johan Folde will become the new Leader of the WCA Competition Announcement Team (WCAT). Lars Johan was already working as the interim Leader of the WCAT.

Lars Johan was selected by the WCA Board and approved in a vote, as described in Section 5 of our Motion about WCA Committees and Teams. This appointment is effective as of October 1, 2026.

We thank Roman Wofford for the work he did as the leader and wish Lars Johan the best of luck in fulfilling his duties.

Lars Johan was one of the three applications we received. You can view all the candidacy documents here.