She came up against Denmark's Susanne Slotsager and Li Dongyan from China in the voting.

Slotsager received 46.15 per cent to Forge's 41.18 per cent, while Li had 12.67 per cent.

As no candidate received 50 per cent, Li, the one with the least votes, was eliminated from the second round.

Forge managed to take 52.11 per cent of the vote to Slotsager's 47.89 per cent to win the election.

"I am delighted to join the Board of the World Curling Federation," said Forge. 

"I feel an incredible sense of pride and I look forward to working with the Board and our members to advance the sport of curling globally. 

"I bring a passion for the game and a commitment to achieving the best results possible for those involved."

Forge was the ACF head from 2013 to 2022 and worked on the WCF Athletes' Commission from 2016 to 2021.

In 2020, she was selected as a candidate for the International Olympic Committee's Executive Masters in Sport Organisation Management programme and was awarded a full scholarship from Olympic Solidarity when she graduated in September this year.

Lindahl - who was last elected in 2020 - decided to stand down at the WCF General Assembly this year, meaning the Australian is to complete the last two years of her predecessor's term.

WCF Presidential candidate Bent Ånund Ramsfjell from Norway resigned from his position of vice-president too after the United States' Beau Welling became the new head of the organisation, replacing the retiring Kate Caithness.

As an athlete, Forge represented Australia 135 times, competing at four Mixed World Championships and four Mixed Doubles World Championships.

In a separate election, Sweden's Paul Ahlgren, Finland's Katja Kiiskinen and Canada's Nolan Theissen have been voted in on four-year terms to the Competition and Rules Commission.