Thank you, Sebastian! 2016-12-01 9:33 GMT+01:00 Sebastian Moleski <sebastian.mole...@wikimedia.de> :
> Hi Itzik, > > I'm not Tim but I can maybe give some insight here. In 2014, Wikimedia > Deutschland conducted a governance review in order to reconsider its > structure in light of the increasing complexity of the organization. One of > the outcomes was a recommendation to have appointed seats on the board in > order to ensure expert knowledge within the board's overall composition. > > The board and the members followed that recommendation and replaced three > formerly elected board seats with two appointed seats. That change took > effect last weekend with the election of the new board. One of its tasks > will be to determine which additional expertise is needed and find suitable > candidates to augment the seven elected board members. I expect that > process to start rather soon. > > The reduction from 10 to 9 members overall was based both on the reflection > that the last board of 9 worked very well (the 10th board member resigned > one day after the election), that group coordination grows exponentially, > that common wisdom recommends a cut at 8 or 9 before needing to divide in > order to be effective, and a wish to have an odd number of board members to > ensure majorities. > > I hope that helps. Let me know if you have further questions about this > change. > > Best, > > Sebastian Moleski > Schatzmeister / Treasurer > ------------------------------------- > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. > Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 > 10963 Berlin > > Telefon 030 - 219 158 26-0 > www.wikimedia.de > > Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen > Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! > http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter > der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für > Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel < > it...@wikimedia.org.il> wrote: > > > Congratulations to the re-elected and warm welcome to Johanna. > > > > Tim, correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like WEDE reduced the size of > > the advisory board. Can you explain why? > > > > > > > > *Regards,Itzik Edri* > > Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel > > +972-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment! > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 8:00 PM, Tim Moritz Hector < > > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > > > > > Dear fellow Wikimedians, > > > > > > Over the weekend, Wikimedia Deutschland held its General Assembly and > > > elections for the supervisory board as well as for the auditors. > > > > > > The newly elected board consists of seven members: > > > > > > * Tim Moritz Hector (Chair, re-elected) > > > * Sebastian Moleski (Treasurer, re-elected) > > > * Sabria David (re-elected) > > > * Kurt Jansson (re-elected) > > > * Lukas Mezger (re-elected) > > > * Harald Krichel (re-elected) > > > * Johanna Niesyto > > > > > > The board has met for its first meeting on Sunday and elected Sabria > > David > > > and Kurt Jansson as Deputy Chair. > > > > > > Johanna is new to the board, so please join me in welcoming her to the > > > board of WMDE. I would also like to thank our former board members > > Nikolas > > > Becker, Jürgen Friedrich and Catrin Schoneville wholeheartedly for the > > > great work and their commitment to Wikimedia Deutschland in the past > > years. > > > > > > Lena Stammler and Daniel Baur (re-elected) are our two recently-elected > > > auditors, and I am extending my congratulations to them. > > > > > > At the GA, the board furthermore presented the final report on the > > > WMDE-Governance-Review and how we handled the recommendations of the > > > report. Moreover, the members approved the annual plan for 2017. > > > > > > The board will meet in January to discuss the goals for our term in the > > > next two years and I am very much looking forward to working together > > with > > > this team. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Tim Moritz Hector > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Tim Moritz Hector > > > Chair of the Board > > > Wikimedia Deutschland e. 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