Congratulations to both of you, Abraham and Christian! Anne
On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > 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 < > > [email protected]> 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" < > > > [email protected]>: > > > > > > 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: [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?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: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > -- > Katherine Maher > > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > +1 (415) 712 4873 > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > -- *Anne Gomez* // Reading Product Manager, New Readers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers> https://wikimediafoundation.org/ *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. 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