Hello all,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025 vote. 6129 community members from 240 wiki projects have voted, and the scrutineers have completed their work.
We can now certify that the following two candidates received the most support:
1.
Bobby Shabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Bobby_Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bobbyshabangu) 2.
Michał Buczyński https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski (Aegis Maelstrom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom)
The new trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2025.
Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Results
Best regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee
Congratulations, Bobby and Michał!
*Sailesh Patnaik *"*ଶୈଳେଶ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ**"* https://www.linkedin.com/in/sailesh-patnaik-551a10b4 *Twitter*: @saileshpat
On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 21:10 Elections Committee electcom@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello all,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025 vote. 6129 community members from 240 wiki projects have voted, and the scrutineers have completed their work.
We can now certify that the following two candidates received the most support:
Bobby Shabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Bobby_Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bobbyshabangu) 2.
Michał Buczyński https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski (Aegis Maelstrom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom )
The new trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2025.
Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Results
Best regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee
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Congratulations, Bobby; this is one of our sweetest pieces of news, and to Michal, good luck.
Regards
*Olaniyan Ishola Olushola*
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* https://youtu.be/DwTUGVv6Qng https://youtu.be/DwTUGVv6Qng*
On Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 6:44 PM Sailesh Patnaik sailesh.patnaik007@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations, Bobby and Michał!
*Sailesh Patnaik *"*ଶୈଳେଶ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ**"* https://www.linkedin.com/in/sailesh-patnaik-551a10b4 *Twitter*: @saileshpat
On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 21:10 Elections Committee electcom@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello all,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025 vote. 6129 community members from 240 wiki projects have voted, and the scrutineers have completed their work.
We can now certify that the following two candidates received the most support:
Bobby Shabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Bobby_Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bobbyshabangu) 2.
Michał Buczyński https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski (Aegis Maelstrom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom)
The new trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2025.
Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Results
Best regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee
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Hello everyone,
The vote results have been announced and our new Trustees - Michał Buczyński and Bobby Shabangu will be seated at the December Board meeting. We look forward to their perspectives on the Board.
I wrote previously [5] about our willingness to engage in reform of our Board election process and we welcome your perspectives on the process. The Board's Governance Committee [6] (which is tasked with overseeing the selection process) welcomes specific proposals and ideas for reform here on this talk page [5]. They will have a meeting after the December Board meeting to discuss a roadmap that helps us make both incremental improvements and large-scale changes.
We remain committed to work on improvements of the selection process, and working with the communities, affiliates and the elections committee, to make this process better for all stakeholders, including for the Board itself.
Regards, Lorenzo Losa
Il giorno gio, 13/11/2025 alle 07.40 -0800, Elections Committee ha scritto:
Hello all, Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees [7] vote. 6129 community members from 240 wiki projects have voted, and the scrutineers have completed their work.
We can now certify that the following two candidates received the most support:
- Bobby Shabangu [2] (Bobbyshabangu [1])
- Michał Buczyński [4] (Aegis Maelstrom [3])
The new trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2025. Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. [8] Best regards, Abhishek Suryawanshi Chair, Elections Committee
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[1] Bobbyshabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bobbyshabangu [2] Bobby Shabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elec... [3] Aegis Maelstrom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom [4] Michał Buczyński https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elec... [5] wrote previously https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/... [6] Governance Committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Governance_Committee [7] 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025 [8] Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Results
Congratulations, Bobby, on the historic election!
On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM Lorenzo llosa@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello everyone,
The vote results have been announced and our new Trustees - Michał Buczyński and Bobby Shabangu will be seated at the December Board meeting. We look forward to their perspectives on the Board.
I wrote previously https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes about our willingness to engage in reform of our Board election process and we welcome your perspectives on the process. The Board's Governance Committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Governance_Committee (which is tasked with overseeing the selection process) welcomes specific proposals and ideas for reform here on this talk page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes. They will have a meeting after the December Board meeting to discuss a roadmap that helps us make both incremental improvements and large-scale changes.
We remain committed to work on improvements of the selection process, and working with the communities, affiliates and the elections committee, to make this process better for all stakeholders, including for the Board itself.
Regards, Lorenzo Losa
Il giorno gio, 13/11/2025 alle 07.40 -0800, Elections Committee ha scritto:
Hello all,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025 vote. 6129 community members from 240 wiki projects have voted, and the scrutineers have completed their work.
We can now certify that the following two candidates received the most support:
Bobby Shabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Bobby_Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bobbyshabangu) 2.
Michał Buczyński https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski (Aegis Maelstrom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom )
The new trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2025.
Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Results
Best regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee
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Congrats to Bobby and Michal .
Looking forward to your insights towards the improvement of the WMF operations .
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 at 12:18 Winnie kabintie kabinte@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations, Bobby, on the historic election!
On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM Lorenzo llosa@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello everyone,
The vote results have been announced and our new Trustees - Michał Buczyński and Bobby Shabangu will be seated at the December Board meeting. We look forward to their perspectives on the Board.
I wrote previously https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes about our willingness to engage in reform of our Board election process and we welcome your perspectives on the process. The Board's Governance Committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Governance_Committee (which is tasked with overseeing the selection process) welcomes specific proposals and ideas for reform here on this talk page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes. They will have a meeting after the December Board meeting to discuss a roadmap that helps us make both incremental improvements and large-scale changes.
We remain committed to work on improvements of the selection process, and working with the communities, affiliates and the elections committee, to make this process better for all stakeholders, including for the Board itself.
Regards, Lorenzo Losa
Il giorno gio, 13/11/2025 alle 07.40 -0800, Elections Committee ha scritto:
Hello all,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025 vote. 6129 community members from 240 wiki projects have voted, and the scrutineers have completed their work.
We can now certify that the following two candidates received the most support:
Bobby Shabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Bobby_Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bobbyshabangu) 2.
Michał Buczyński https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski (Aegis Maelstrom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom)
The new trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2025.
Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Results
Best regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee
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Congratulations at Bobby
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025, 12:34 pm Ndahiro Derrick Alter, < ndahiroderric@gmail.com> wrote:
Congrats to Bobby and Michal .
Looking forward to your insights towards the improvement of the WMF operations .
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 at 12:18 Winnie kabintie kabinte@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations, Bobby, on the historic election!
On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM Lorenzo llosa@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello everyone,
The vote results have been announced and our new Trustees - Michał Buczyński and Bobby Shabangu will be seated at the December Board meeting. We look forward to their perspectives on the Board.
I wrote previously https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes about our willingness to engage in reform of our Board election process and we welcome your perspectives on the process. The Board's Governance Committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Governance_Committee (which is tasked with overseeing the selection process) welcomes specific proposals and ideas for reform here on this talk page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes. They will have a meeting after the December Board meeting to discuss a roadmap that helps us make both incremental improvements and large-scale changes.
We remain committed to work on improvements of the selection process, and working with the communities, affiliates and the elections committee, to make this process better for all stakeholders, including for the Board itself.
Regards, Lorenzo Losa
Il giorno gio, 13/11/2025 alle 07.40 -0800, Elections Committee ha scritto:
Hello all,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025 vote. 6129 community members from 240 wiki projects have voted, and the scrutineers have completed their work.
We can now certify that the following two candidates received the most support:
Bobby Shabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Bobby_Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bobbyshabangu) 2.
Michał Buczyński https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski (Aegis Maelstrom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom)
The new trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2025.
Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Results
Best regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee
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Thank you so much everyone. And thanks to the tons of support received during the voting period, the cogent debates during my global campaign with some of the communities, the recommendations, the honest conversations - This was not an easy election but I'm truly humbled by the votes we've received. Looking forward to serving you. 🥰🥳
Best regards,
On Mon, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:48, Mikaeel Sodiq jerrykufang22@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations at Bobby
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025, 12:34 pm Ndahiro Derrick Alter, < ndahiroderric@gmail.com> wrote:
Congrats to Bobby and Michal .
Looking forward to your insights towards the improvement of the WMF operations .
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 at 12:18 Winnie kabintie kabinte@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations, Bobby, on the historic election!
On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM Lorenzo llosa@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello everyone,
The vote results have been announced and our new Trustees - Michał Buczyński and Bobby Shabangu will be seated at the December Board meeting. We look forward to their perspectives on the Board.
I wrote previously https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes about our willingness to engage in reform of our Board election process and we welcome your perspectives on the process. The Board's Governance Committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Governance_Committee (which is tasked with overseeing the selection process) welcomes specific proposals and ideas for reform here on this talk page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes. They will have a meeting after the December Board meeting to discuss a roadmap that helps us make both incremental improvements and large-scale changes.
We remain committed to work on improvements of the selection process, and working with the communities, affiliates and the elections committee, to make this process better for all stakeholders, including for the Board itself.
Regards, Lorenzo Losa
Il giorno gio, 13/11/2025 alle 07.40 -0800, Elections Committee ha scritto:
Hello all,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025 vote. 6129 community members from 240 wiki projects have voted, and the scrutineers have completed their work.
We can now certify that the following two candidates received the most support:
Bobby Shabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Bobby_Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bobbyshabangu)
Michał Buczyński https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski (Aegis Maelstrom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom)
The new trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2025.
Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Results
Best regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee
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Congratulations
Le lun. 17 nov. 2025, 11:53, Bobby Shabangu bobby.shabangu@wikimedia.org.za a écrit :
Thank you so much everyone. And thanks to the tons of support received during the voting period, the cogent debates during my global campaign with some of the communities, the recommendations, the honest conversations - This was not an easy election but I'm truly humbled by the votes we've received. Looking forward to serving you. 🥰🥳
Best regards,
On Mon, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:48, Mikaeel Sodiq jerrykufang22@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations at Bobby
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025, 12:34 pm Ndahiro Derrick Alter, < ndahiroderric@gmail.com> wrote:
Congrats to Bobby and Michal .
Looking forward to your insights towards the improvement of the WMF operations .
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 at 12:18 Winnie kabintie kabinte@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations, Bobby, on the historic election!
On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM Lorenzo llosa@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello everyone,
The vote results have been announced and our new Trustees - Michał Buczyński and Bobby Shabangu will be seated at the December Board meeting. We look forward to their perspectives on the Board.
I wrote previously https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes about our willingness to engage in reform of our Board election process and we welcome your perspectives on the process. The Board's Governance Committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Governance_Committee (which is tasked with overseeing the selection process) welcomes specific proposals and ideas for reform here on this talk page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes. They will have a meeting after the December Board meeting to discuss a roadmap that helps us make both incremental improvements and large-scale changes.
We remain committed to work on improvements of the selection process, and working with the communities, affiliates and the elections committee, to make this process better for all stakeholders, including for the Board itself.
Regards, Lorenzo Losa
Il giorno gio, 13/11/2025 alle 07.40 -0800, Elections Committee ha scritto:
Hello all,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025 vote. 6129 community members from 240 wiki projects have voted, and the scrutineers have completed their work.
We can now certify that the following two candidates received the most support:
Bobby Shabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Bobby_Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bobbyshabangu)
Michał Buczyński https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski (Aegis Maelstrom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom)
The new trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2025.
Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Results
Best regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee
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Congratulations to Bobby and Michał.
On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM Bobby Shabangu < bobby.shabangu@wikimedia.org.za> wrote:
Thank you so much everyone. And thanks to the tons of support received during the voting period, the cogent debates during my global campaign with some of the communities, the recommendations, the honest conversations - This was not an easy election but I'm truly humbled by the votes we've received. Looking forward to serving you. 🥰🥳
Best regards,
On Mon, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:48, Mikaeel Sodiq jerrykufang22@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations at Bobby
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025, 12:34 pm Ndahiro Derrick Alter, < ndahiroderric@gmail.com> wrote:
Congrats to Bobby and Michal .
Looking forward to your insights towards the improvement of the WMF operations .
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 at 12:18 Winnie kabintie kabinte@gmail.com wrote:
Congratulations, Bobby, on the historic election!
On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM Lorenzo llosa@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello everyone,
The vote results have been announced and our new Trustees - Michał Buczyński and Bobby Shabangu will be seated at the December Board meeting. We look forward to their perspectives on the Board.
I wrote previously https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes about our willingness to engage in reform of our Board election process and we welcome your perspectives on the process. The Board's Governance Committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Governance_Committee (which is tasked with overseeing the selection process) welcomes specific proposals and ideas for reform here on this talk page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/October_2025_update#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20251015213400-Additional_perspectives_on_current_and_future_board_selection_processes. They will have a meeting after the December Board meeting to discuss a roadmap that helps us make both incremental improvements and large-scale changes.
We remain committed to work on improvements of the selection process, and working with the communities, affiliates and the elections committee, to make this process better for all stakeholders, including for the Board itself.
Regards, Lorenzo Losa
Il giorno gio, 13/11/2025 alle 07.40 -0800, Elections Committee ha scritto:
Hello all,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025 vote. 6129 community members from 240 wiki projects have voted, and the scrutineers have completed their work.
We can now certify that the following two candidates received the most support:
Bobby Shabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Bobby_Shabangu (Bobbyshabangu https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bobbyshabangu)
Michał Buczyński https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Candidates/Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski (Aegis Maelstrom https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom)
The new trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2025.
Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Results
Best regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee
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