Meet the New 2026 Board Members

It’s official! Please join us in welcoming Tristan Théroux and Muuhh (Munehiro) Ikeda to the AlmaLinux OS Foundation board!

Meet the New Board Members

A connection between our members and the board is incredibly important, so we asked both candidates for introductions to share with the community. Learn more about who they are below!

Muuhh Ikeda

Ever since being first struck by how using gcc in the 1990s, simply by compiling with an option -O2, could make programs run several times faster than those compiled with commercial compilers, I, Muuhh IKEDA, have been a longtime OSS lover and believer. I later became involved in the development of the Linux kernel, primarily focusing on embedded and IoT applications. I currently serve as an OSS Evangelist and OSPO member at Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd. I am also an LF Japan Evangelist. In addition to participating in the OSS community myself, I am leading the OpenSSF Japan community and active in efforts to raise the overall level of OSS security in Japan. I received the 2025 OpenSSF Golden Egg Award.

I expect AlmaLinux to be strengthened in areas such as supply chain security and IoT, which are my areas of expertise. AlmaLinux’s neutral and open stance is the very source of OSS’s strength, and I would like to contribute to its further adoption by strengthening collaboration with other OSS projects that share the same fundamental principles.

Tristan Théroux

9+ years keeping Linux, macOS, and Windows systems reliable and secure. I champion open source and automation first, Linux wherever it fits, macOS where it cannot, and I lead the AlmaLinux Media and Entertainment SIG.

Thank You!

I have to start by saying a huge thank you to our community for their overwhelming support and participation in this election. Even with only two candidates for two open seats, we still had a quorum to meet to validate the election. We passed that milestone within hours of the election opening, and we’re so grateful!

Learn More and Get Involved

This is the first election under the new bylaws and annual election process we adopted in April. More information about our board and previous elections is available here on our Wiki. If you’re a member, you can log in to see the full 2026 election results in AlmaLinux Accounts.

As part of the new bylaws and process, our elections are now held annually. Next year, the Cohort B seats will be up for election! If you’re not currently a member but you want to participate in future elections (whether that’s running for the board or voting), find the membership level that fits you and apply here.