Danese, sorry to see you go. Though not always visible, you have done a lot :) Thank you for your efforts!
Teun Spaans Everybody knew it was impossible, until someone turned up who didnt know that. On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hoi, > This is a sad day. > Thanks, > Gerard > > On 2 June 2011 18:23, Danese Cooper <dan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > It is with considerable regret that I inform you of my planned departure > > from the Wikimedia Foundation at the end of July. I’ve really enjoyed my > > time here, and I’m proud of what Wikimedia Engineering has accomplished > > together. > > > > While I tremendously enjoyed helping to build the engineering > organization, > > at this point in the development of the organization and the role, Sue, > Erik > > and I have agreed that there’s no longer a fit between the identified > near > > term needs and goals of the organization, and my own interests. I’ve > > therefore decided to leave WMF as CTO, but I remain a friend of the > > organization and the mission, and Sue, Erik and I talked about some ways > to > > work together in coming months. > > > > To allow for an orderly transition, I will stay on as Wikimedia’s CTO > > through July. I'll be representing the Foundation and recruiting talent > at > > several tech conferences, as well as engaging in transition activites > within > > the Foundation. Erik will assume the title of Interim VP of Engineering > and > > Product Development, and we’ll immediately start the transition of > personnel > > and reporting lines. > > > > Erik will send a note about the transition shortly. > > > > Danese > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately > > directed to Foundation-L, the public mailing list about the Wikimedia > > Foundation and its projects. For more information about Foundation-L: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > _______________________________________________ > > WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list > > wikimediaannounc...@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l > > > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
