Interesting to note Arnnon's role in the Silicon Valley anti-poaching
affair:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/27/2753701/no-poach-scandal-unredacted-steve-jobs-eric-schmidt-paul-otellini
- Andrew
On 06/01/16 04:39 PM, Florence Devouard wrote:
Kelly and Aronnon, I will be happy to meet you in meat space at
Wikimania in Italy next summer.
In a context where Stu is leaving the board, Kelly expertise will
indeed reveal very precious. I am well aware a veteran financial
expertise is one critical and difficult to find. I doubt not Stu
waited till his replacement was identified before leaving ;)
Obviously as well, only a US citizen should take in that position and
being located nearby the WMF also appears to me to be an asset. I
appreciate Kelly is a woman as well.
I would suggest changing the profile picture though, otherwise the
fundraising team might hire you to be Jimbo staring eyes replacement.
I am tempted to say that the board is being wise in adding Aronnon, an
expert in "growing healthy cultures and organizations, leading
innovative practices to identify, attract, and retain great people".
Much needed at WMF if rumors are correct.
So, very warm welcome to both of you.
This said, with all due respect, I am also very *disapointed* by the
lack of diversity on the current board.
Too much white. Too much tech. Too much California. Too much Big
Companies related.
That sucks.
Anthere
Le 06/01/16 02:01, Dariusz Jemielniak a écrit :
Dear all,
As Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance Committee, I am
happy
to introduce the two newest members of our Board of Trustees: Kelly
Battles
and Arnnon Geshuri.
Kelly and Arnnon bring deep expertise in strategy and financial
oversight,
and diversity and organizational development, and a passionate
commitment
to advancing Wikimedia’s vision for the world. You can learn more about
them in the blog post here:
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/01/05/new-wikimedia-foundation-trustees/,
and their biographies have been added to the Board of Trustees page,
here
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees.
Over the past several weeks, the Board considered many qualified
candidates
from around the globe. We were looking for people with experience in
strategic and organizational development to help guide the Wikimedia
Foundation’s future. We were also looking for people with a sense of
empathy and cultural awareness, who would value and strengthen the
unique
culture of our diverse, global movement.
We are excited to announce that with Kelly and Arnnon, we have found
exceptional new Trustees who have these qualities, as well as many more.
They were approved unanimously by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of
Trustees. Both terms are effective Jan 1, 2016 and will last for two
years.
We look forward to working with them on the Board and toward our
mission.
Please join me in welcoming them.
Dariusz
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