Congratulations Abraham and WMDE! The WMDE supervisory board, WMDE, and Abraham deserve recognition for this smooth transition. Thank you to the WMDE board for your leadership in this decision. I look forward to our continued work together. On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 07:57 Tim Moritz Hector < tim-moritz.hector(a)wikimedia.de&gt; wrote: Dear Wikimedians, It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect. Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months. In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a new permanent director. Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well as other interested parties, the board will analyse and – where applicable – revise the composition of leadership and decision making structures at WMDE in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering this process and are available for your questions and feedback via email ( praesidium(a)wikimedia.de). We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward to continuing to work with him. Please join us in congratulating Abraham! For the Supervisory Board Tim Moritz Hector Chair _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- Katherine Maher Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 +1 (415) 712 4873 kmaher(a)wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Congratulations Abraham for the new responsibility. Wish you all the best.. Regards, Nabin Sapkota Wikimedians of Nepal On Jan 30, 2017 9:48 PM, "Katherine Maher" &lt;kmaher(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: this this of months. as that and department WMDE to _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Congratulations, Abraham. Good work on the smooth transition. Sydney Sydney Poore User:FloNight Co-founder Kentucky Wikimedians, Co-founder WikiWomen User Group, Co-founder WikiConference North America Board member of Wiki Project Med Foundation, Member of Simple Annual Plan Grant Committee On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Christophe Henner &lt;chenner(a)wikimedia.org wrote: > Congratulations everyone! That is a really good news!!! :) > Christophe HENNER > Chair of the board of trustees > chenner(a)wikimedia.org > +33650664739 > twitter *@schiste* skype *christophe_henner* > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 5:06 PM, Nabin K. Sapkota < > nboycreationnepal(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > Congratulations Abraham for the new responsibility. Wish you all the > > best.. > > > Regards, > > Nabin Sapkota > > Wikimedians of Nepal > > > On Jan 30, 2017 9:48 PM, "Katherine Maher" &lt;kmaher(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: > > > > Congratulations Abraham and WMDE! > > > > > The WMDE supervisory board, WMDE, and Abraham deserve recognition for > > this > > > smooth transition. Thank you to the WMDE board for your leadership in > > this > > > decision. I look forward to our continued work together. > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 07:57 Tim Moritz Hector < > > > tim-moritz.hector(a)wikimedia.de&gt; wrote: > > > > > Dear Wikimedians, > > > > > It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board > > > retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director > of > > > Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect. > > > > > Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director Deutschland with > a > > > new permanent director. > > > > > Together with Abraham, WMDE staff, our members and communities as well at > > WMDE > > > in 2017. Kurt Jansson, Sebastian Moleski and myself will be steering > this > > > process and are available for your questions and feedback via email ( > > > praesidium(a)wikimedia.de). > > > > > We wish Abraham the very best in this role, and the Board looks forward Abraham! > > > > > For the Supervisory Board > > > Tim Moritz Hector > > > Chair > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > > > Katherine Maher > > > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > 149 New Montgomery Street > > > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > > > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > > > +1 (415) 712 4873 > > > kmaher(a)wikimedia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/ mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

More excellent news from WMDE! Congratulations again, Abraham. :-) Dan

On 30 January 2017 at 07:57, Tim Moritz Hector < tim-moritz.hector(a)wikimedia.de&gt; wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > It is our great pleasure to announce that during last weekend’s Board > retreat, we voted to appoint Abraham Taherivand as Executive Director of > Wikimedia Deutschland with immediate effect. > > Abraham has joined Wikimedia Deutschland in 2012, has been the director of > our Software Development department, and interim ED in the past two months. > In all his roles he has shown vast experience and qualifications as well as > the much needed, deep commitment for Free Knowledge. We are convinced that > Abraham is the right person at the right time for Wikimedia Deutschland and > have great confidence that the management of the office is in good hands > with him. Abraham will continue to lead the Software Development department > on an interim basis until we have been able to fill this position with a > new permanent director.

​Congratulations! Hasive​ @nhasive On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Katy Love &lt;klove(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: well. of well hands a as applicable – this -- *Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) **:: **নুরুন্নবী চৌধুরী (হাছিব)* User: Hasive <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hasive> | GSM/WhatsApp/Viber: +8801712754752 ​ Administrator | Bengali Wikipedia <http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/ user:Hasive> Board Member | Wikimedia Bangladesh <http://www.wikimedia.org.bd/> fb.com/Hasive <http://fb.com/NCHasive> | @nhasive <http://www.twitter.com/nhasive> | www.nhasive.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

It great to see announcements keeping the community informed. Is there somewhere, other than this list, for well wishers to leave their congratulations? Thanks Fae On 31 Jan 2017 08:25, "Saroj Dhakal" &lt;lotusnagarkot(a)googlemail.com&gt; wrote: Congratulations ! Thanks, Saroj @sarojdhakal <http://twitter.com/sarojdhakal> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 12:44 PM, NC Hasive &lt;nch(a)nhasive.com&gt; wrote: director Deutschland with well at forward Abraham! mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Dear all, thank you for all the kind wishes and congratulations! I especially thank our Board for their confidence and their deliberate handling of the transition process. Now I am looking forward to continuing to work in this movement together with you and with our great staff and communities here at Wikimedia Deutschland. Best regards, Abraham -- Executive Director Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>