Congrats to you both, Christian and Abraham! On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 1:43 PM Katy Love <kl...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Congratulations, Abraham, on this important interim role!! > > Katy > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Sydney Poore <sydney.po...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Congratulations to Abraham Taherivand for his new role as Interim > > Executive Director, and to Christian for moving into his new position > > as Undersecretary. > > > > And I want to recognize the good work of the WMDE Supervisory Board > > for managing this transition process well. > > Sydney > > Sydney Poore > > User:FloNight > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Dan Garry <dga...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > Congratulations Christian! Having an advocate for the Wikimedia > movement > > in > > > such a position is definitely a good thing. :-) > > > > > > And, congratulations Abraham! I look forward to working with you in > your > > > new role. > > > > > > Dan > > > > > > On 8 December 2016 at 16:47, Christian Rickerts < > > > christian.ricke...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > > > > > >> Dear Wikimedians, > > >> > > >> As Tim has already written, with effect from today I have stepped down > > from > > >> the position as Executive Director and handed over the business to > > Abraham. > > >> Tomorrow I will take the oath in my new position. > > >> > > >> I am looking back today at an incredible exciting, busy and funny time > > and > > >> I am proud to see what we were able to achieve together. I also want > to > > >> thank you for all the warm and cheering messages I received after Tims > > >> announcement. > > >> > > >> WMDE is in very good hands with Abraham, with a great team and solid > > >> structures and processes in place. Therefore I am leaving with a tear > in > > >> one eye and a smile in the other. > > >> > > >> Congratulation Abraham (!) and good bye, > > >> > > >> Christian > > >> > > >> Am 08.12.2016 15:52 schrieb "Tim Moritz Hector" < > > >> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de>: > > >> > > >> Dear Wikimedians, > > >> > > >> Earlier this week I informed you that Christian Rickerts might become > > the > > >> Undersecretary of State for the new Berlin ministry of economy, energy > > and > > >> enterprises. This has been confirmed today and Christian has stepped > > down > > >> from his WMDE role. > > >> > > >> I am very pleased to announce that the WMDE Supervisory Board > appointed > > >> Abraham Taherivand as Interim Executive Director as of 8 December > 2016. > > >> > > >> Abraham has joined WMDE in March 2012 and is the Head of our Software > > >> Development department. He has been on the transition team during the > > last > > >> ED search, has headed our works council and has been appointed deputy > of > > >> the Executive Director recently. In his multiple roles, Abraham’s > > decisions > > >> have always been made in the sense of the Wikimedia Deutschland as a > > whole. > > >> With immediate effect, he has the full rights and duties of the > > Executive > > >> Director and will also continue to lead the Software Development > > >> Department. > > >> > > >> This solution allows us as a board to approach the next steps with the > > >> necessary calmness and deliberate thought. On 28-29 January 2017, we > > will > > >> meet for our regular board retreat and discuss all questions regarding > > the > > >> permanent filling of the ED position. > > >> > > >> Christian, once again a big thank you for your work with us. > > >> Congratulations and a good start in politics. I would like to thank > you, > > >> Abraham, for your agreement to take on this crucial task and look > > forward > > >> to the further, close cooperation with you! > > >> > > >> I will keep you posted on future updates in the transition process. > > >> > > >> For the Supervisory Board > > >> Tim Moritz Hector > > >> Chair > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Tim Moritz Hector > > >> Chair of the Board > > >> Wikimedia Deutschland > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dan Garry > > > Lead Product Manager, Discovery > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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>
