Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement by the Supervisory Board of Wikimedia Deutschland
Hello Nikolas, Thanks for sharing this! I had the opportunity to visit the deutsch chapter during Wikimedia Conference in Berlin and I was really impressed with everything that is done there and the seriousness of the work and administration. Without a doubt, the deutsch chapter is a reference and will remain for a long time. Congratulations to Pavel for all that has been achieved so far and I wish a prosperous future for Wikimedia Deutschland. Best regards Rodrigo Padula Education Program Coordinator - Ação Educativa Wikimedia Community User Group Brasil 2014-05-19 9:21 GMT-03:00 Nikolas Becker nikolas.bec...@wikimedia.de: Dear all, Pavel Richter has been Wikimedia Deutschland’s Executive Director since 2009. Over the course of the past five years he has established an organizational structure that serves as a solid basis for Wikimedia Deutschland’s free knowledge mission. For quite some time the Supervisory Board has been striving for a different strategic course for Wikimedia Deutschland, which will be illustrated by the strategy paper to be introduced at the coming general assembly. The Supervisory Board has come to the conclusion that it will not be able to implement this paper with the current Executive Director. Thus, the Supervisory Board and the Executive Director have agreed on jointly shaping a well-ordered transition. The association and Pavel Richter have agreed on a mutual separation to take place. There will be talks regarding the modalities of an amicable arrangement. On behalf of the Supervisory Board of Wikimedia Deutschland I would like to thank Pavel for his very good work and for both the professionalism and passion with which he has shaped the development of Wikimedia Deutschland. Nikolas Becker for the Supervisory Board of Wikimedia Deutschland Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23/24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines 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 Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement by the Supervisory Board of Wikimedia Deutschland
Thank you Pavel for your service to the projects and your time spent at WMDE. I hope you choose to stick around the Wikimedia projects moving forward, even if in a somewhat lower key role than you reviously held. Five years is quite a lot of time - and stress - for someone to hold an executive directorship of an organization undergoing such rapid growth and change. Best wishes, Kevin Gorman On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 5:21 AM, Nikolas Becker nikolas.bec...@wikimedia.de wrote: Dear all, Pavel Richter has been Wikimedia Deutschland’s Executive Director since 2009. Over the course of the past five years he has established an organizational structure that serves as a solid basis for Wikimedia Deutschland’s free knowledge mission. For quite some time the Supervisory Board has been striving for a different strategic course for Wikimedia Deutschland, which will be illustrated by the strategy paper to be introduced at the coming general assembly. The Supervisory Board has come to the conclusion that it will not be able to implement this paper with the current Executive Director. Thus, the Supervisory Board and the Executive Director have agreed on jointly shaping a well-ordered transition. The association and Pavel Richter have agreed on a mutual separation to take place. There will be talks regarding the modalities of an amicable arrangement. On behalf of the Supervisory Board of Wikimedia Deutschland I would like to thank Pavel for his very good work and for both the professionalism and passion with which he has shaped the development of Wikimedia Deutschland. Nikolas Becker for the Supervisory Board of Wikimedia Deutschland Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23/24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines 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 Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcement by the Supervisory Board of Wikimedia Deutschland
On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 5:21 AM, Nikolas Becker nikolas.bec...@wikimedia.de wrote: On behalf of the Supervisory Board of Wikimedia Deutschland I would like to thank Pavel for his very good work and for both the professionalism and passion with which he has shaped the development of Wikimedia Deutschland. Nikolas, thanks for passing on the news. I'm saddened by this development. Pavel has been a great colleague in the movement these last five years. Needless to say, we've worked together most closely on technical projects. I want to especially point out that without Wikimedia Germany's leadership, the Wikidata project would not exist today, and it's become a model for what technical leadership by chapters can look like. I also want to thank Wikimedia Germany for supporting the transition from Toolserver to Wikimedia Labs. On the non-technical side, I've been impressed when visiting the chapter with the passion and commitment of everyone involved, and with the many projects that are underway in support of free knowledge. I hope that this transition will support our shared goals in the long run, and I look forward to hearing more about the Board's new strategy. Thanks to Pavel for all his accomplishments and for his hard work as ED. Warmly, Erik -- Erik Möller VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
