Congratulations & Welcome Raju! As journalist its really too good news for me! Hope Wikimedia community gain from your long journalistic experience .
Hasive WMBD On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: > Could we keep the announcements list for announcements as per its limited > scope please? [1] > > If someone could recommend an on-wiki page or email for Raju Narisetti, > this may be useful for those who wish to send personal congratulations or > thank you notes. > > In light of the recent discussion of strictly limiting numbers of posts to > Wikimedia-l, limits on relatively content free thankspam might be a useful > idea, even if these are seen as keeping the political tone super-duper > positive. > > Links > 1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Wikimedia_Announce > > Thanks, > Fae > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LGBT+ > http://telegram.me/wmlgbt > > On 16 Oct 2017 7:41 p.m., "Anna Stillwell" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Welcome, Raju. > > /a > > > > On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 11:19 AM, Christophe Henner < > [email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > Over the past year, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has been > > > reviewing and evolving our appointment and onboarding process for new > > Board > > > members. While that has resulted in some lingering vacancies, we knew > it > > > was important to update these processes to help maintain a cordial and > > > productive Board. > > > > > > The updated appointment process provides the entire board with more > > > detailed (albeit private) information about each candidate’s > background, > > > public profile, past professional and volunteer work, and ability to > > > contribute to the Board. The updated onboarding process is meant to > help > > > Board members learn about the processes and expectations of our Board > > more > > > quickly to help reduce productivity lost to transitions. Special thanks > > to > > > everyone serving on the Board Governance Committee and Nataliia for the > > > work they have put into these improvements! > > > > > > I am also incredibly excited to share that these efforts have helped us > > > identify and appoint an amazing addition to the Wikimedia Foundation > > Board > > > of Trustees! At our October meeting, the Board appointed and welcomed > > Raju > > > Narisetti to fill one of the vacant expert seats. > > > > > > Raju is a veteran media executive and journalist and brings a wealth of > > > communications experience to the board. He is also a veteran of > nonprofit > > > governance and currently serves on the board for the International > Center > > > for Journalists and Institute for International Education. I am > confident > > > he will be a very valuable addition to the board and thrilled that he > has > > > agreed to join us! > > > > > > We will continue to make improvements to our governance processes, for > > > example with the learnings from the on-going governance review, and > apply > > > what we have learned to future appointments and filling our remaining > > > vacancy. Thank you for everyone’s patience as we took a pause and > worked > > on > > > recruiting the best possible candidates, rather than simply rushing to > > fill > > > the seats. > > > > > > In the meantime, below (and on the Wikimedia Blog) you will find the > > > official announcement about Raju Narisetti and please join me in warmly > > > welcoming him to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees and to the > > > Wikimedia movement! > > > > > > Christophe > > > Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > > > > > > Raju Narisetti joins Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > > > > > > Media veteran brings nearly three decades of global strategic > experience > > in > > > digital media and audience development to the Wikimedia Foundation > Board > > > > > > > > > Image: > > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raju_Narisetti_-_ > > > International_Journalism_Festival_2015.JPG > > > > > > San Francisco, CA, October 16, 2017 — The Wikimedia Foundation today > > > announced the appointment of Raju Narisetti, a veteran media executive > > and > > > journalist, to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. > > > > > > Raju brings more than 29 years of media experience across three > > continents. > > > He is currently CEO of Univision Communications Inc’s Gizmodo Media > > Group, > > > the publisher of websites including Gizmodo, Jezebel, Lifehacker and > The > > > Root. > > > > > > “Raju has dedicated his life’s work to information as a public service. > > His > > > commitment to editorial integrity, independence, and inclusion is > deeply > > > aligned with Wikimedia values. His passion and expertise in digital > > > strategy and international growth will be invaluable to our movement’s > > > future as we advance our global free knowledge mission,” said Wikimedia > > > Foundation Executive Director, Katherine Maher. > > > > > > Prior to joining the Gizmodo Media Group, Raju served as Senior Vice > > > President, Strategy, at News Corp, one of the largest media companies > in > > > the world and the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and The Times of > > > London. In that role, Raju was responsible for identifying new digital > > > growth opportunities globally for News Corp. > > > > > > > > > “There has never been more urgency in Wikipedia's 16-year history than > > now, > > > for upholding the values of free exchange of information and > knowledge,” > > > said Raju. “Despite mounting challenges around the world, rapid > > innovation > > > is creating tremendous opportunities for the Wikimedia Foundation. I > have > > > much to learn, but am also looking forward to lending my nearly three > > > decades of global media experiences to the movement, to help engage > more > > > digital and mobile audiences, particularly diverse young people, and > > > harness their energy to benefit from—and support—the vital values that > > > underpin all Wikimedia initiatives.” > > > > > > Before joining News Corp, Raju spent nearly 25 years as a journalist > and > > > editor. He started at The Economic Times in India before moving to The > > > Dayton Daily News (Ohio), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), and The > > Washington > > > Post. Starting out as a summer intern at WSJ, he eventually became > Editor > > > of The Wall Street Journal Europe and later Managing Editor of WSJ’s > > > digital newsrooms. At The Washington Post, he was the Managing Editor > who > > > led the Post’s rethinking of its separate digital and print newsrooms > and > > > operations. > > > > > > A native of Hyderabad, India, Raju is also the founder of Mint, > currently > > > India’s second-largest daily business newspaper by circulation. > > > > > > “Raju's extensive international and journalistic experience will add > > > valuable perspective to the Board as we look to bring new voices from > > > around the world into our movement. I am impressed by his willingness > to > > > learn about and embrace the values behind the Wikimedia movement, and > > look > > > forward to working with him to support our free knowledge mission,” > said > > > Nataliia Tymkiv, Governance Chair for the Board. > > > > > > Raju is currently the Vice-chair for the Board of Directors of the > > > International > > > Center for Journalists > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Center_for_Journalists>, > as > > > well as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Institute of > > > International Education > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_International_Education>, > > > which > > > administers the Fulbright Scholarship > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulbright_Scholarship> programmes. He > > lives > > > in Brooklyn, New York. > > > > > > Raju joins eight other Foundation Trustees > > > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees> who > > collectively > > > bring expertise in the Wikimedia community, financial oversight, > > > governance, and organizational development; and a commitment to > advancing > > > Wikimedia’s mission of free knowledge for all. > > > > > > He was approved unanimously by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of > > Trustees. > > > His term is effective October 2017 and will continue for three years. > > > Please see the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > > > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees> for complete > > > biographies. > > > > > > ### > > > > > > About the Wikimedia Foundation > > > > > > The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that supports > and > > > operates Wikipedia and its sister free knowledge projects. Wikipedia is > > the > > > world’s free knowledge resource, spanning more than 45 million articles > > > across nearly 300 languages. Every month, more than 200,000 people edit > > > Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, collectively creating and > improving > > > knowledge that is accessed by more than 1 billion unique devices every > > > month. This all makes Wikipedia one of the most popular web properties > in > > > the world. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation > > is > > > a 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and > > grants. > > > > > > > > > > > > Christophe HENNER > > > Chair of the board of trustees > > > [email protected] > > > +33650664739 > > > > > > twitter *@schiste* skype *christophe_henner* > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > -- *Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) **:: **নুরুন্নবী চৌধুরী (হাছিব)* User: Hasive <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hasive> | GSM/WhatsApp/Viber: +8801712754752 Administrator | Bengali Wikipedia <http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:Hasive> Board Member | Wikimedia Bangladesh <http://www.wikimedia.org.bd/> fb.com/Hasive <http://fb.com/NCHasive> | @nhasive <http://www.twitter.com/nhasive> | www.nhasive.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
