Congratulation to Alexandre, I am impressed by his passion and I believe he will be a productive board.
-Emily 2015-11-06 2:20 GMT+08:00 Allan Day <a...@gnome.org>: > Dear all, > > As many of you will be aware, Christian Hergert recently stepped down > from the GNOME Foundation Board. As a result, we've had a place on the > board to fill. In these situations, the bylaws [1] state that the > Board of Directors may choose a replacement of their choosing [2]. > > As your elected representatives, the board has a responsibility to put > the best interests of the Foundation first, and to ensure that the > Foundation runs as effectively as possible. The board has spoken to a > number of people and reviewed the available candidates in order to > find the best person for the position. > > We are very happy to announce that Alexandre Franke will be joining us > with immediate effect. Alexandre has a strong track record of getting > things done, not least for GUADEC and the localization team. His > enthusiasm and commitment to GNOME is well known. We think that he > will make an excellent addition to the board. > > Welcome Alexandre, and thank you for agreeing to take on this > position! We look forward to working together in the year ahead. > > On behalf of the GNOME Board of Directors > > [1] https://www.gnome.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bylaws.pdf > [2] "Vacancies on the Board may be filled by a majority of the > Directors then in office, whether or not less than quorum, or by a > sole remaining Director." (GNOME Foundation Bylaws, section 8.4.4) > _______________________________________________ > foundation-announce mailing list > foundation-annou...@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-announce >
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