Re: [Wikimedia-l] Appointment of Gabriele Theren and Peter Dewald to the WMDE Board of Trustees

[Liam Wyatt]

Thanks Cornelius!
Why am I not surprised that you would have the precise documentation
already prepared :-)

p.s. Sandra: understood. this is what I mean by the legal contexts being
different for how boards are formed but the desire being [approximately]
the same.

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On 30 November 2017 at 15:05, Cornelius Kibelka <
cornelius.kibe...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> For those who are interested in cooption (appointing) of (volunteer) board
> members, I can recommend you to read the documentation of the Wikimedia
> Conference 2017 session "Cooption in Wikimedia boards":
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2017/Program/45.
> Itzik
> Edri (WMIL), Michael Maggs (WMUK) and Nataliia Tymkiv (WMF) explained how
> their organizations' appointing processes, structures and experiences are.
>
> Best regards
> Cornelius
>
> On 30 November 2017 at 14:53, Sandra Rientjes - Wikimedia Nederland <
> rient...@wikimedia.nl> wrote:
>
> > Hi Liam,
> >
> > Just a small point of clarification:  in Wikimedia Nederland the Board
> does
> > not have the possibility to appoint new Board Members. The General
> Assembly
> > 'appoints' (i.e. elects) all members of the Board.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Sandra Rientjes
> > Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland
> >
> > tel.(+31) (0)30 3200238 <+31%2030%20320%200238>
> > mob. (+31) (0)6 31786379 <+31%206%2031786379>
> >
> > www.wikimedia.nl
> >
> >
> > Mariaplaats 3
> > 3511 LH  Utrecht
> >
> > 2017-11-30 14:35 GMT+01:00 Liam Wyatt :
> >
> > > Thank you for this information Tim, and welcome Peter, and Gabriele!
> > >
> > > I know that the boards of Wikimedia- Germany, France, UK and
> Netherlands
> > > have "appointed" seats (also known as "external" or "expert" seats),
> and
> > so
> > > too does the WMF. I assume that the formal legal process for these are
> > all
> > > different according to local laws, but I also assume that the purpose
> is
> > > roughly the same: to ensure there is diversity of expertise and
> opinions,
> > > to fill specifically identified skill gaps, and to guard against a mere
> > > 'popularity contest' election.
> > >
> > > Do any other Chapters have "appointed" seats on their boards? Have some
> > > Chapters tried, but rejected the concept?
> > >
> > >
> > > wittylama.com
> > > Peace, love & metadata
> > >
> > > On 30 November 2017 at 14:08, Tim Moritz Hector <
> > > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > just a short rectification: We have up to 2 (not 3) appointed seats
> in
> > > the
> > > > board. So in total our board consists of 9 members: 7 elected by the
> > > > general assembly and 2 appointed.
> > > >
> > > > I am happy that now, with the appointment of Gabriele and Peter, we
> > have
> > > > all seats on our board filled.
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Tim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 2017-11-30 13:47 GMT+01:00 Tim Moritz Hector
> > >  > > > de
> > > > >:
> > > >
> > > > > Dear all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am delighted to announce that Wikimedia Deutschland’s Board has
> > taken
> > > > > the opportunity to appoint two new members for the first time. Dr.
> > > > Gabriele
> > > > > Theren and Peter Dewald are taking appointed seats in our board.
> > > > >
> > > > > After our general assembly decided to make way for up to 3
> appointed
> > > > > seats, we created a profile of skills we would like to add to the
> > > board.
> > > > We
> > > > > focussed on the future of Wikimedia Deutschland, strategically and
> > > > > financially, and got about 60 applications. Many of them showed
> > > > impressive
> > > > > profiles, striving for Free Knowledge.
> > > > >
> > > > > We decided for Gabriele, who is a trained lawyer, mediator and
> serves
> > > as
> > > > > department head in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the
> > > > German
> > > > > federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. We also elected Peter who has 35
> > years
> > > of
> > > > > expertise as managing director at Apple and the software group
> Sage,
> > > was
> > > > > member of the board of Germany’s digital association Bitkom and
> has a
> > > lot
> > > > > of experience in volunteer work.
> > > > >
> > > > > Both will be members of the board until the next election by the
> > > general
> > > > > assembly in about one year. Please join me in welcoming Gabriele
> and
> > > > Peter
> > > > > to the Wikiverse.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > Tim Moritz Hector
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Tim Moritz Hector
> > > > > Chair of the Board
> > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland
> > > > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Appointment of Gabriele Theren and Peter Dewald to the WMDE Board of Trustees

[Eileen Hershenov]

These sound like amazing choices for the board. Congratulations and welcome!
On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 7:47 AM Tim Moritz Hector <
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I am delighted to announce that Wikimedia Deutschland’s Board has taken the
> opportunity to appoint two new members for the first time. Dr. Gabriele
> Theren and Peter Dewald are taking appointed seats in our board.
>
> After our general assembly decided to make way for up to 3 appointed seats,
> we created a profile of skills we would like to add to the board. We
> focussed on the future of Wikimedia Deutschland, strategically and
> financially, and got about 60 applications. Many of them showed impressive
> profiles, striving for Free Knowledge.
>
> We decided for Gabriele, who is a trained lawyer, mediator and serves as
> department head in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the German
> federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. We also elected Peter who has 35 years of
> expertise as managing director at Apple and the software group Sage, was
> member of the board of Germany’s digital association Bitkom and has a lot
> of experience in volunteer work.
>
> Both will be members of the board until the next election by the general
> assembly in about one year. Please join me in welcoming Gabriele and Peter
> to the Wikiverse.
>
> Best regards,
> Tim Moritz Hector
>
>
> --
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair of the Board
> Wikimedia Deutschland
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Appointment of Gabriele Theren and Peter Dewald to the WMDE Board of Trustees

[Asaf Bartov]

Congratulations, Peter and Gabriele, and WMDE.

Liam, to your question, at least one other chapter has appointed board
members: Wikimedia Israel.

   A.

On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 5:36 AM Liam Wyatt  wrote:

> Thank you for this information Tim, and welcome Peter, and Gabriele!
>
> I know that the boards of Wikimedia- Germany, France, UK and Netherlands
> have "appointed" seats (also known as "external" or "expert" seats), and so
> too does the WMF. I assume that the formal legal process for these are all
> different according to local laws, but I also assume that the purpose is
> roughly the same: to ensure there is diversity of expertise and opinions,
> to fill specifically identified skill gaps, and to guard against a mere
> 'popularity contest' election.
>
> Do any other Chapters have "appointed" seats on their boards? Have some
> Chapters tried, but rejected the concept?
>
>
> wittylama.com
> Peace, love & metadata
>
> On 30 November 2017 at 14:08, Tim Moritz Hector <
> tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > just a short rectification: We have up to 2 (not 3) appointed seats in
> the
> > board. So in total our board consists of 9 members: 7 elected by the
> > general assembly and 2 appointed.
> >
> > I am happy that now, with the appointment of Gabriele and Peter, we have
> > all seats on our board filled.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Tim
> >
> >
> >
> > 2017-11-30 13:47 GMT+01:00 Tim Moritz Hector
>  > de
> > >:
> >
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > I am delighted to announce that Wikimedia Deutschland’s Board has taken
> > > the opportunity to appoint two new members for the first time. Dr.
> > Gabriele
> > > Theren and Peter Dewald are taking appointed seats in our board.
> > >
> > > After our general assembly decided to make way for up to 3 appointed
> > > seats, we created a profile of skills we would like to add to the
> board.
> > We
> > > focussed on the future of Wikimedia Deutschland, strategically and
> > > financially, and got about 60 applications. Many of them showed
> > impressive
> > > profiles, striving for Free Knowledge.
> > >
> > > We decided for Gabriele, who is a trained lawyer, mediator and serves
> as
> > > department head in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the
> > German
> > > federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. We also elected Peter who has 35 years
> of
> > > expertise as managing director at Apple and the software group Sage,
> was
> > > member of the board of Germany’s digital association Bitkom and has a
> lot
> > > of experience in volunteer work.
> > >
> > > Both will be members of the board until the next election by the
> general
> > > assembly in about one year. Please join me in welcoming Gabriele and
> > Peter
> > > to the Wikiverse.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Tim Moritz Hector
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tim Moritz Hector
> > > Chair of the Board
> > > Wikimedia Deutschland
> > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Appointment of Gabriele Theren and Peter Dewald to the WMDE Board of Trustees

[Liam Wyatt]

Thank you for this information Tim, and welcome Peter, and Gabriele!

I know that the boards of Wikimedia- Germany, France, UK and Netherlands
have "appointed" seats (also known as "external" or "expert" seats), and so
too does the WMF. I assume that the formal legal process for these are all
different according to local laws, but I also assume that the purpose is
roughly the same: to ensure there is diversity of expertise and opinions,
to fill specifically identified skill gaps, and to guard against a mere
'popularity contest' election.

Do any other Chapters have "appointed" seats on their boards? Have some
Chapters tried, but rejected the concept?


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On 30 November 2017 at 14:08, Tim Moritz Hector <
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> just a short rectification: We have up to 2 (not 3) appointed seats in the
> board. So in total our board consists of 9 members: 7 elected by the
> general assembly and 2 appointed.
>
> I am happy that now, with the appointment of Gabriele and Peter, we have
> all seats on our board filled.
>
> Best regards,
> Tim
>
>
>
> 2017-11-30 13:47 GMT+01:00 Tim Moritz Hector  de
> >:
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I am delighted to announce that Wikimedia Deutschland’s Board has taken
> > the opportunity to appoint two new members for the first time. Dr.
> Gabriele
> > Theren and Peter Dewald are taking appointed seats in our board.
> >
> > After our general assembly decided to make way for up to 3 appointed
> > seats, we created a profile of skills we would like to add to the board.
> We
> > focussed on the future of Wikimedia Deutschland, strategically and
> > financially, and got about 60 applications. Many of them showed
> impressive
> > profiles, striving for Free Knowledge.
> >
> > We decided for Gabriele, who is a trained lawyer, mediator and serves as
> > department head in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the
> German
> > federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. We also elected Peter who has 35 years of
> > expertise as managing director at Apple and the software group Sage, was
> > member of the board of Germany’s digital association Bitkom and has a lot
> > of experience in volunteer work.
> >
> > Both will be members of the board until the next election by the general
> > assembly in about one year. Please join me in welcoming Gabriele and
> Peter
> > to the Wikiverse.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Tim Moritz Hector
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tim Moritz Hector
> > Chair of the Board
> > Wikimedia Deutschland
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Appointment of Gabriele Theren and Peter Dewald to the WMDE Board of Trustees

[Nataliia Tymkiv]

Dear Gabriele and Peter,
Welcome!

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On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Tim Moritz Hector <
tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I am delighted to announce that Wikimedia Deutschland’s Board has taken the
> opportunity to appoint two new members for the first time. Dr. Gabriele
> Theren and Peter Dewald are taking appointed seats in our board.
>
> After our general assembly decided to make way for up to 3 appointed seats,
> we created a profile of skills we would like to add to the board. We
> focussed on the future of Wikimedia Deutschland, strategically and
> financially, and got about 60 applications. Many of them showed impressive
> profiles, striving for Free Knowledge.
>
> We decided for Gabriele, who is a trained lawyer, mediator and serves as
> department head in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the German
> federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. We also elected Peter who has 35 years of
> expertise as managing director at Apple and the software group Sage, was
> member of the board of Germany’s digital association Bitkom and has a lot
> of experience in volunteer work.
>
> Both will be members of the board until the next election by the general
> assembly in about one year. Please join me in welcoming Gabriele and Peter
> to the Wikiverse.
>
> Best regards,
> Tim Moritz Hector
>
>
> --
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair of the Board
> Wikimedia Deutschland
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Appointment of Gabriele Theren and Peter Dewald to the WMDE Board of Trustees

[Tim Moritz Hector]

Hi all,

just a short rectification: We have up to 2 (not 3) appointed seats in the
board. So in total our board consists of 9 members: 7 elected by the
general assembly and 2 appointed.

I am happy that now, with the appointment of Gabriele and Peter, we have
all seats on our board filled.

Best regards,
Tim



2017-11-30 13:47 GMT+01:00 Tim Moritz Hector :

> Dear all,
>
> I am delighted to announce that Wikimedia Deutschland’s Board has taken
> the opportunity to appoint two new members for the first time. Dr. Gabriele
> Theren and Peter Dewald are taking appointed seats in our board.
>
> After our general assembly decided to make way for up to 3 appointed
> seats, we created a profile of skills we would like to add to the board. We
> focussed on the future of Wikimedia Deutschland, strategically and
> financially, and got about 60 applications. Many of them showed impressive
> profiles, striving for Free Knowledge.
>
> We decided for Gabriele, who is a trained lawyer, mediator and serves as
> department head in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the German
> federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. We also elected Peter who has 35 years of
> expertise as managing director at Apple and the software group Sage, was
> member of the board of Germany’s digital association Bitkom and has a lot
> of experience in volunteer work.
>
> Both will be members of the board until the next election by the general
> assembly in about one year. Please join me in welcoming Gabriele and Peter
> to the Wikiverse.
>
> Best regards,
> Tim Moritz Hector
>
>
> --
> Tim Moritz Hector
> Chair of the Board
> Wikimedia Deutschland
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Appointment of Gabriele Theren and Peter Dewald to the WMDE Board of Trustees

[Tim Moritz Hector]

Dear all,

I am delighted to announce that Wikimedia Deutschland’s Board has taken the
opportunity to appoint two new members for the first time. Dr. Gabriele
Theren and Peter Dewald are taking appointed seats in our board.

After our general assembly decided to make way for up to 3 appointed seats,
we created a profile of skills we would like to add to the board. We
focussed on the future of Wikimedia Deutschland, strategically and
financially, and got about 60 applications. Many of them showed impressive
profiles, striving for Free Knowledge.

We decided for Gabriele, who is a trained lawyer, mediator and serves as
department head in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the German
federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. We also elected Peter who has 35 years of
expertise as managing director at Apple and the software group Sage, was
member of the board of Germany’s digital association Bitkom and has a lot
of experience in volunteer work.

Both will be members of the board until the next election by the general
assembly in about one year. Please join me in welcoming Gabriele and Peter
to the Wikiverse.

Best regards,
Tim Moritz Hector


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Wikimedia Deutschland
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