On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Rogol Domedonfors <domedonf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Andreas, > Page 52 reports that Moeller received $208,306 in severance: that seems to > be a year's salary. There is no stated reason for the payment. > > "Rogol" > Thank you. As you say, page 52 informs us that – ---o0o--- Per terms of a severance agreement, upon separation from the organization under certain circumstances, L. Tretikov, Executive Director, is entitled to receive a severance payment. No payment was made during 2015. In addition, the following key employee and highest compensated employees were also entitled to and received severance payments during 2015: E. Moeller, $208,306, G. Young, $98,446, T. Gilbey, $80,000, and D. Sicore, $100,000. ---o0o--- Damon Sicore's entire compensation for half a year's work (February to July 2015) was thus around $292,000. I think many donors would be surprised to find that outgoing WMF managers with checkered work histories are paid such substantial severance payments, against a historical backdrop of fundraising messages creating the impression that funds are urgently needed to keep the lights on, and minimal WMF spending on content-facing initiatives like providing unpaid volunteers with free access to reference sources. Also, given that Lila only left in spring 2016, it seems odd for the document to state that no severance payment was made to her during 2015. She hadn't left yet. If there was such a severance payment in spring 2016, over a year ago, it would be right to tell the donor and editor community now. That is what a highly transparent donor-funded organisation would do. Andreas _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l 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>
