Thank you Laura and Rufus for the update. All the very best for the future Laura although it sounds like we will still be seeing and hearing from you :-)
Kindest regards Aine On 18 Dec 2014 10:26, "Laura James" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > *This is a joint email from Open Knowledge CEO Laura James and Open > Knowledge Founder and President Rufus Pollock:In September we announced > that Laura James, our CEO, is moving on from Open Knowledge and we are > hiring a new Executive Director. The recruitment process for the Executive > Director has been moving forward apace with the final deadline for > applications on the 2nd January.We’ve been successful in finding interim > senior management support, to enable Laura to pursue her other interests > whilst recruitment of the Executive Director continues. Laura will be > leaving us formally towards the end of January and is stepping out of > day-to-day operational engagement from the end of this week as we head into > Christmas. From Rufus: I want to express my deep appreciation for > everything that Laura has done. She has made an immense contribution to > Open Knowledge over the last 3 years and has been central to all we have > achieved. As a leader, she has helped take us through a period of > incredible growth and change. I wish her every success on her future > endeavours. I am delighted that Laura will be continuing to advise and > support Open Knowledge, including joining our Advisory Council. I am deeply > thankful for everything she has done to support both Open Knowledge and me > personally during her time with us.From Laura: It’s been an honour and a > pleasure to work with and support Open Knowledge, and to have the > opportunity to work with so many brilliant people and amazing projects > around the world. It’s bittersweet to be moving on from such a wonderful > organisation, but I know that I am leaving it in great hands, with a smart > and dedicated management team and a new leader joining shortly. Open > Knowledge will continue to develop and thrive as the catalyst at the heart > of the global movement around freeing data and information, ensuring > knowledge creates power for the many, not the few. In particular, thank you > to all the community members who have been incredibly welcoming and > supportive to me. Your hard work and energy is very impressive and > humbling, and your achievements over the last few years have been wonderful > to see. I know that 2015 will see even more successes from around the Open > Knowledge network, and I’m looking forward to finding out what great things > you all do next!Laura’s work in supporting local groups and working groups, > particularly with advice on group sustainability, strategy, and Chapter > set-up will be taken on by Naomi Lillie and Sander van der Waal, whose > combined expertise will be very helpful there. Best wishes for 2015,Laura & > Rufus* > > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss > >
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