Congratulation Jan..
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: > Thank you very much for this announcement, Tim. My congratulations with > this tough job to Jan, and thanks to Pavel for this great flexibility. > > Tim, I'm afraid that in your email you didn't quite answer the question you > yourself stated: what is the difference between an ED and an interim ED. > For example, Will Jan also become the Vorstand during the transition, or > will this role remain with Pavel? What I get from this email, is that the > main reason for this interim change is likely to allow Pavel to move > forward with his life and at the same time clearly signal to the outside > world that you're looking for talent. > > Is that a correct extrapolation/interpretation? > > Best, > > Lodewijk > > > 2014-07-22 10:02 GMT+02:00 Tim Moritz Hector < > tim-moritz.hec...@wikimedia.de > >: > > > Hi all, > > > > A few weeks ago, the Transition Team, which the Supervisory Board of > > Wikimedia Deutschland has tasked with organising the search for a new > > Executive Director, held its constitutive meeting. Today I would like to > > inform you of the work of the Transition team and about the last week’s > > further developments. > > > > I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Engelmann as Interim > > Executive Director as of 1 September 2014. Jan has worked as the Head of > > the Politics & Society department of Wikimedia Deutschland since 2011. He > > has already deputised for the Executive Director on a regular basis over > > recent years. As Interim Executive Director, Jan will manage the > department > > on a provisional basis. > > > > Up to 31 August Pavel Richter will remain Executive Director of Wikimedia > > Deutschland, with all corresponding duties and responsibilities. After > this > > time – I am particularly pleased to report – Pavel will work with Jan in > an > > advisory capacity during the upcoming transitional period. For the time > > being this role is set to end on 31 January 2015. > > > > Why have we chosen this solution? What is the difference between > Executive > > Director and Interim Executive Director? What are the next steps? I would > > like to answer these questions by taking a look at the primary task of > the > > Transition Team: for a new Executive Director to be appointed, the > > commission has to recommend a candidate to the Supervisory Board. This > > process will require a considerable amount of time. It will no doubt be > > several months before this task is complete. So far – over the past three > > weeks – all members have been appointed to the Commission, have met with > > one another and specified their respective responsibilities. The members > > also agreed to report publicly on milestones of their work[1]. > > > > For the Transition Team to be able to complete its work, it must be able > to > > depend on certain conditions. These include, in particular, minimising > time > > pressure and ensuring knowledge transfer and continuity. The association > > can ensure this with the support of Jan and Pavel. As Executive Director, > > Pavel has many years of experience and expertise that can remain within > the > > association thanks to this cooperation. > > By appointing an Interim Executive Director, the Supervisory Board is > > following a proposal that was developed by the Transition Team. This > > solution was unanimously agreed at the Supervisory Board meeting after > > consultation with the relevant parties. In this role, Jan Engelmann’s > task > > is to manage WMDE operations until a new Executive Director is appointed. > > > > I would like to thank Jan, who has agreed to take on this crucial task. I > > would also like to thank Pavel for enabling the Association to reliably > and > > thoroughly prepare for the future. > > > > Most of the members of the Supervisory Board and the Transition Team will > > also be at Wikimania in London and happy to answer any questions you > might > > have. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Tim Moritz Hector > > > > [1] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Deutschland/Transition_Team > > > > -- > > Tim Moritz Hector > > > > Chair of the board > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland e. 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