Thank you, Roger. I regret that you have chosen your work with the government of Gibraltar over your work with Wikimedia UK, but we all have to eat! On Sep 20, 2012 5:57 PM, "Chris Keating" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear all, > > We have posted two items on the Wikimedia UK blog today, one announcing > the appointment of Saad Choudri as a co-opted Trustee, the other announcing > the resignation of Roger Bamkin. > > The text of the statements is as follows, and they can also be seen online > at: http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/ > > Best regards, > > Chris > > == > > Wikimedia UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Saad Choudri to its > Board of Trustees. This appointment is effective from 19 September 2012. > > Saad brings a wealth of skills and experience to the Board. He is a > practising solicitor in the video games industry and has offered legal > advice *pro bono* in the past. He is a member of the Law Society, > and stood as a candidate in this year’s Trustee election, where over half > of the membership voted for > him<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Annual_Conference_2012_AGM_Minutes#Election_of_Board_members>. > You can see his candidate > statement<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2012/Elections/Statements#Saad_Choudri> > and his answers to candidate > questions<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2012/Elections/Questions#Saad_Choudri> > from > that election. > > We welcome Saad to the Board and very much look forward to working with > him. > > == > > Wikimedia UK would like to announce that Roger Bamkin has stepped down as > a Trustee. > > “Roger’s energy and enthusiasm has been central to the establishment of > Wikimedia UK as a registered charity, our outreach programme, and to many > other aspects of our work. QRpedia, one of his creations, is now in use in > dozens of museums and galleries worldwide,” said Chris Keating, Chair of > Wikimedia UK. > > “Roger has always conducted himself with openness and honesty with regards > to his business interests, which the Board greatly appreciates. However we > have reached the decision together that it is best if Roger steps back from > the Board, and thus the Board has accepted his resignation. I look forward > to working with Roger in future.” > > The constitution of Wikimedia UK allows the Board to co-opt a Trustee to > fill Roger’s place until the next AGM when elections will be held, and we > will update the community about our intentions about filling this vacancy > in due course. > > > > > -- > Chris Keating > Trustee, Wikimedia UK > @chriskeating > [email protected] > > Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Charitable > Company registered in England and Wales. Registered Company No. 6741827. > Registered Charity No.1144513. > Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, > London EC2A 4LT > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >
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