Chou Ling-wen poised to become first female head of Taiwan's baseball association

The Chinese Taipei Baseball Association (CTBA) is set to elect its standing directors and chairman later today. The process began with the general assembly this morning, where 31 directors and 9 supervisors were chosen.

Chou Ling-wen, currently the vice president of CTBC Leisure Company, secured the highest number of votes among the 31 newly elected directors, garnering 251 votes. This strong showing positions her as the likely candidate to be elected as the new chairman in the afternoon session. Lin Hua-wei, deputy CEO of the National Sports Training Center, ranked fourth among the seven athlete directors with 168 votes. Former Minister of Economic Affairs, Kuo Chih-hui, received 76 votes, narrowly avoiding elimination from the director positions.

Sources indicate that the "CTBC system" candidates, who represent Chou Ling-wen's affiliated group, secured more than half of the director seats. This advantage is expected to facilitate Chou Ling-wen's election as a standing director and subsequently as the association's chairman. If she is elected, Chou Ling-wen will make history as the first woman to lead the CTBA.

Kuo Chih-hui, who secured the last director seat by a slim margin, is considered unlikely to be elected as a standing director. He was not present for the standing director elections held in the afternoon.