Congratulations Abraham. Welcome to the new role! And many thanks to WMDE's Board and staff for working together to facilitate a smooth transition.
On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 11:30 PM, Sam Klein <sjkl...@hcs.harvard.edu> wrote: > Wow. Congratulations to you both, and to WMDE for the smooh transition. I > hope to see great things in the future, in Berlin and in WMDE. > > Abraham, warmest welcome to the wikiverse. > > Sam > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:47 AM, 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> > > > > > > -- > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 > _______________________________________________ > 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> > -- Katherine Maher Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 +1 (415) 712 4873 kma...@wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ 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>
