A few days ago, the board has agreed to retain "Phillips Oppenheim" to help Wikimedia Foundation in the process of finding its Executive Director.
You may find more information about this firm here: http://www.phillipsoppenheim.com/laurie_nash.html and more information about what we are looking for (unofficial) here: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2007-January/027269.html
More information shall come later.
Florence Devouard Chair Wikimedia Foundation
wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org