Wonderful news — welcome, Jaime! On Jan 11, 2016 12:39 PM, "Tanweer Morshed" <wiki.tanw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Welcome Jamie, at WMF. Congratulations for being a member of the Wikimedia > family :) > > > Regards, > Tanweer > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 2:28 AM, Lila Tretikov <l...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > Dear Wikimedians, > > > > > > Sharing this from our internal WMF list for your visibility... > > > > > > > > I'd like to introduce Jamie Villagomez, our incoming Chief Financial > > Officer. He brings more than 20 years of experience leading finance in > > small startups and large companies, and supporting non-profits as a > > volunteer and an advisor. Jaime will be joining us February 1st, > overseeing > > our Finance, Administration, and OIT teams. > > > > Most recently, Jaime served as CFO at two startups: AnyCOMM, a smart > cities > > startup, and Karum Group, which focused on extending credit services to > > underserved, unbanked communities in Mexico. Before then he was Vice > > President of Finance at Advent Software, QRS, and Northpoint > > Communications. He held senior strategy and finance roles at several > large > > telecommunication companies, including AT&T, Lucent Technologies, and > > Pacific Bell, often acting as an ambassador to local communities they > > served. > > > > Jaime is a first generation San Franciscan. He speaks fluent Spanish, and > > has strong connections to his extended family in Latin America. Jaime > holds > > a deep appreciation for diversity, the importance of learning > environments, > > and the urgency of advancing the lives of those in need. He is committed > to > > bringing his experience to these issues through support for local > community > > organizations and non-profits, including the Salvation Army, the San > > Francisco Conservation Corps, the San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of > > Commerce, and Arriba Juntos, a San Francisco-based educational and > > vocational training organization. > > > > Jaime’s work gives him an important perspective on our current needs and > > future opportunities. He has experience in small companies and large > global > > organizations, has planned and budgeted for major technology and > > programmatic work, has led and developed strong finance and operating > > teams, and mentored non-profits with a focus on integrity, > accountability, > > authenticity, and trust. He is a great fit for our values and needs. > > > > Jaime has a BS in electrical engineering from Stanford University and an > > MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He lives with > his > > wife and their two children in Walnut Creek. He loves to spend time with > > family and friends, travel to Latin America, and support the adventures > and > > passions of his children. > > > > I would like to thank everyone involved in this search, especially Amy > > Elder and Boryana , who managed the recruiting process through a new, > open > > approach. We had more than 200 candidates, interviewed 34 people, and > > followed up with six finalists. Everyone who spoke with Jaime throughout > > the process gave unanimously positive feedback (a combination of staff, > > executives and board members). Jaime will be reporting directly to me. > We > > are very excited to have him as a part of the Foundation’s leadership > team. > > > > Please join me in welcoming Jaime. > > > > > > > > Lila > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > Regards, > Tanweer Morshed > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
