Dear all,
We have posted two items on the Wikimedia UK blog today, one announcing the
appointment of Saad Choudri as a co-opted Trustee, the other announcing the
resignation of Roger Bamkin.
The text of the statements is as follows, and they can also be seen online
at:
http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/
Best regards,
Chris
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Wikimedia UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Saad Choudri to its
Board of Trustees. This appointment is effective from 19 September 2012.
Saad brings a wealth of skills and experience to the Board. He is a
practising solicitor in the video games industry and has offered legal
advice *pro bono* in the past. He is a member of the Law Society, and stood
as a candidate in this year’s Trustee election, where over half of the
membership voted for
him<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Annual_Conference_2012_AGM_Minutes#Elec…rs>.
You can see his candidate
statement<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2012/Elections/…
and his answers to candidate
questions<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_UK_2012/Elections/…
from
that election.
We welcome Saad to the Board and very much look forward to working with him.
==
Wikimedia UK would like to announce that Roger Bamkin has stepped down as a
Trustee.
“Roger’s energy and enthusiasm has been central to the establishment of
Wikimedia UK as a registered charity, our outreach programme, and to many
other aspects of our work. QRpedia, one of his creations, is now in use in
dozens of museums and galleries worldwide,” said Chris Keating, Chair of
Wikimedia UK.
“Roger has always conducted himself with openness and honesty with regards
to his business interests, which the Board greatly appreciates. However we
have reached the decision together that it is best if Roger steps back from
the Board, and thus the Board has accepted his resignation. I look forward
to working with Roger in future.”
The constitution of Wikimedia UK allows the Board to co-opt a Trustee to
fill Roger’s place until the next AGM when elections will be held, and we
will update the community about our intentions about filling this vacancy
in due course.
--
Chris Keating
Trustee, Wikimedia UK
@chriskeating
chris.keating(a)wikimedia.org.uk
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