Excellent news!
Bishakha
On 17 Oct 2017 00:11, "Anna Stillwell" <astillwell(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Welcome, Raju.
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On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 11:19 AM, Christophe Henner <chenner(a)wikimedia.org
wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> Over the past year, the Wikimedia
Foundation Board of Trustees has been
> reviewing and evolving our appointment and onboarding process for new
Board
> members. While that has resulted in some lingering vacancies, we knew it
> was important to update these processes to help maintain a cordial and
> productive Board.
> The updated appointment process
provides the entire board with more
> detailed (albeit private) information about each candidate’s background,
> public profile, past professional and volunteer work, and ability to
> contribute to the Board. The updated onboarding process is meant to help
> Board members learn about the processes and expectations of our Board
more
quickly to help reduce productivity lost to
transitions. Special thanks
to
> everyone serving on the Board Governance Committee and Nataliia for the
> work they have put into these improvements!
> I am also incredibly excited to share
that these efforts have helped us
> identify and appoint an amazing addition to the Wikimedia Foundation
Board
of Trustees! At our October meeting, the Board
appointed and welcomed
Raju
> Narisetti to fill one of the vacant expert seats.
> Raju is a veteran media executive and
journalist and brings a wealth of
> communications experience to the board. He is also a veteran of nonprofit
> governance and currently serves on the board for the International Center
> for Journalists and Institute for International Education. I am confident
> he will be a very valuable addition to the board and thrilled that he has
> agreed to join us!
> We will continue to make improvements
to our governance processes, for
> example with the learnings from the on-going governance review, and apply
> what we have learned to future appointments and filling our remaining
> vacancy. Thank you for everyone’s patience as we took a pause and worked
on
recruiting the best possible candidates, rather
than simply rushing to
fill
> the seats.
> In the meantime, below (and on the
Wikimedia Blog) you will find the
> official announcement about Raju Narisetti and please join me in warmly
> welcoming him to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees and to the
> Wikimedia movement!
> Christophe
> Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
> Raju Narisetti joins Wikimedia
Foundation Board of Trustees
> Media veteran brings nearly three
decades of global strategic experience
in
> digital media and audience development to the Wikimedia Foundation Board
> Image:
>
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raju_Narisetti_-_
> International_Journalism_Festival_2015.JPG
> San Francisco, CA, October 16, 2017 —
The Wikimedia Foundation today
> announced the appointment of Raju Narisetti, a veteran media executive
and
> journalist, to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
> Raju brings more than 29 years of
media experience across three
continents.
He is currently CEO of Univision Communications
Inc’s Gizmodo Media
Group,
> the publisher of websites including Gizmodo, Jezebel, Lifehacker and The
> Root.
> “Raju has dedicated his life’s work
to information as a public service.
His
> commitment to editorial integrity, independence, and inclusion is deeply
> aligned with Wikimedia values. His passion and expertise in digital
> strategy and international growth will be invaluable to our movement’s
> future as we advance our global free knowledge mission,” said Wikimedia
> Foundation Executive Director, Katherine Maher.
> Prior to joining the Gizmodo Media
Group, Raju served as Senior Vice
> President, Strategy, at News Corp, one of the largest media companies in
> the world and the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and The Times of
> London. In that role, Raju was responsible for identifying new digital
> growth opportunities globally for News Corp.
> “There has never been more urgency in Wikipedia's 16-year history than
now,
for upholding the values of free exchange of
information and knowledge,”
said Raju. “Despite mounting challenges around the world, rapid
innovation
> is creating tremendous opportunities for the Wikimedia Foundation. I have
> much to learn, but am also looking forward to lending my nearly three
> decades of global media experiences to the movement, to help engage more
> digital and mobile audiences, particularly diverse young people, and
> harness their energy to benefit from—and support—the vital values that
> underpin all Wikimedia initiatives.”
> Before joining News Corp, Raju spent
nearly 25 years as a journalist and
> editor. He started at The Economic Times in India before moving to The
> Dayton Daily News (Ohio), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), and The
Washington
> Post. Starting out as a summer intern at WSJ, he eventually became Editor
> of The Wall Street Journal Europe and later Managing Editor of WSJ’s
> digital newsrooms. At The Washington Post, he was the Managing Editor who
> led the Post’s rethinking of its separate digital and print newsrooms and
> operations.
> A native of Hyderabad, India, Raju is
also the founder of Mint, currently
> India’s second-largest daily business newspaper by circulation.
> “Raju's extensive international
and journalistic experience will add
> valuable perspective to the Board as we look to bring new voices from
> around the world into our movement. I am impressed by his willingness to
> learn about and embrace the values behind the Wikimedia movement, and
look
> forward to working with him to support our free knowledge mission,” said
> Nataliia Tymkiv, Governance Chair for the Board.
> Raju is currently the Vice-chair for
the Board of Directors of the
> International
> Center for Journalists
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Center_for_Journalists>, as
> well as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Institute of
> International Education
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_International_Education>,
> which
> administers the Fulbright Scholarship
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulbright_Scholarship> programmes. He
lives
> in Brooklyn, New York.
> Raju joins eight other Foundation
Trustees
> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees> who
collectively
> bring expertise in the Wikimedia community, financial oversight,
> governance, and organizational development; and a commitment to advancing
> Wikimedia’s mission of free knowledge for all.
> He was approved unanimously by the
Wikimedia Foundation Board of
Trustees.
> His term is effective October 2017 and will continue for three years.
> Please see the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees> for complete
> biographies.
> ###
> About the Wikimedia Foundation
> The Wikimedia Foundation is the
non-profit organization that supports and
> operates Wikipedia and its sister free knowledge projects. Wikipedia is
the
world’s free knowledge resource, spanning more
than 45 million articles
across nearly 300 languages. Every month, more than 200,000 people edit
Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, collectively creating and improving
knowledge that is accessed by more than 1 billion unique devices every
month. This all makes Wikipedia one of the most popular web properties in
the world. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation
is
a 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily
through donations and
grants.
> Christophe HENNER
> Chair of the board of trustees
> chenner(a)wikimedia.org
> +33650664739
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