New subject: Welcoming Lucy Crompton-Reid as new CEO of Wikimedia UK

13 Jul 2015


      Dear all
I am very pleased to be able to announce today that Wikimedia UK has 
been been fortunate enough to secure as our new CEO Lucy Crompton-Reid, 
currently Director of the national live literature charity Apples and 
Snakes. Lucy brings extensive experience in volunteer engagement, 
organisational development, working with strategic partners, media, 
education, and securing external fundraising from trusts and foundations.
Over the course of her career Lucy has worked in both the charitable and 
public sectors, including most recently Head of Outreach at the House of 
Lords where she was strategic and operational lead for education and 
outreach activities. Before that, she worked at Arts Council England, 
initially developing strategic partnerships before setting up a new area 
office with local government and schools partnerships. As Refugee Week 
National Co-ordinator for the British Refugee Council, Lucy chaired the 
UK steering group of NGOs and charities, led on media activities, and 
facilitated hundreds of volunteer cultural events each year. Lucy is 
passionate about education and learning and is deeply committed to 
ensuring open access to knowledge and information.
Lucy will be joining us in early October. In the meantime, our interim 
CEO, D'Arcy Myers, will remain in post and will be working with Lucy to 
ensure a smooth handover.
Please join me in offering Lucy a very warm welcome.
Lucy says
/I'm delighted to be joining Wikimedia UK this October as the charity's 
new Chief Executive, and look forward to working with the staff team, 
board and volunteer community -- as well as national and international 
partners -- to develop the work of the organisation. This is a 
significant time for Wikimedia and for the open knowledge sector more 
broadly, with the potential to create unparalleled access to educational 
content, coupled with threats to limit public access to information and 
knowledge. With nearly 18 years' experience in the arts, charitable and 
public sectors, I'm passionate about participation, and excited about 
the opportunity to facilitate greater public engagement with online 
content and information through Wikipedia and its sister projects, and 
other Wikimedia UK initiatives./
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Michael Maggs
Chair, Wikimedia UK
[The Wiki version of this announcement can be found here: 
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Engine_room#Welcoming_Lucy_Crompton-Reid_as_CE...]