Dear Amanda,
it is good to hear that you will take this advise and the discussion under consideration for future decisions of this kind. But what about the one we are talking about right now? Will the WMF review it´s decision to hire the former chair of its own board, or not?
Besides all the good arguments from Jan-Bart, Chris and many others here: How is hiring the former Board chair not covered under the Conflict of Interest policy of the WMF? Cleary, the former Chair of the Board falls under the "Covered Person" definition - and the policy clearly coveres not only *actual* CoI, but also *peceived* ones?
Cheers,
Pavel