I suggest you reverse the order, to announce he’s joining the board first, then give some background on who he is.
For example:
Twitter:
Welcome @GuyKawasaki to our Board of Trustees! Guy is a noted author and entrepreneur who brings unique experience to our movement. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/24/guy-kawasaki-joins-wikimedia-board/
Facebook/Google+:
We’re pleased to welcome Guy Kawasaki to our Board of Trustees! Guy is a noted author, entrepreneur and internet evangelist, who will bring unique experience and perspective to our movement. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/24/guy-kawasaki-joins-wikimedia-board/ https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/24/guy-kawasaki-joins-wikimedia-board/
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On Mar 24, 2015, at 11:19 AM, Michael Guss mguss@wikimedia.org wrote:
I like the second tweet; I'd tweak to say @Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
I'd cut " a new board member...." and just start with " We are pleased to announce our newest addition to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Guy Kawaski."
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Andrew Sherman <asherman@wikimedia.org mailto:asherman@wikimedia.org> wrote: Hello everyone,
We published "Wikimedia Foundation welcomes Guy Kawasaki as board member" to the blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/24/guy-kawasaki-joins-wikimedia-board/ https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/03/24/guy-kawasaki-joins-wikimedia-board/
Thanks to Jan-Bart De Vreede for writing the draft and everyone else for helping to edit.
Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed
Introducing our new board member @GuyKawasaki.
Noted entrepreneur, writer, and Chief evangelist of @canva -- Please welcome @GuyKawasaki to the board of trustees.
Facebook/Google+
A new board member has joined the Wikimedia ranks. Welcome (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Kawasaki)Guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Kawasaki)Guy Kawasaki, entrepreneur, writer, and speaker.
Thanks,
-- Andrew Sherman Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation
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