Two outstanding candidates were nominated for the position of ISRM President: Prof. Pinnaduwa Kulatilake, nominated by Sri Lanka, and Prof. Sérgio Fontoura, nominated by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Mexico. The presidential election was held during the ISRM Council meeting in Trondheim, on 16 June 2025.

Prof. Sérgio Fontoura was elected and has immediately joined the Board as President-elect. He will officially assume the Presidency of the Society following the ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics in September 2027, which will take place in Seoul, Korea.