[Foundation-l] [Announcement]: Appointment of new Board Treasurer (FAQ #1)

[Florence Devouard]

Florence Devouard wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, it's my 
> pleasure today to announce the appointment of Stuart West as our new 
> Board Treasurer. Stuart brings a wonderful mix of professional 
> experience and capacity to the Foundation, and will help us in our 
> continuing efforts to improve the Foundation's overall financial 
> accountability and sustainability.
> 
> A bit of background about our new Board Treasurer:
> 
> Stuart has over 15 years of financial experience, including senior 
> executive roles at publicly-traded companies including Yahoo! Inc., TiVo 
> Inc., and in investment banking at J.P. Morgan & Co. He also worked with 
> the United States Mission to the United Nations. Stuart's educational 
> background includes a B.A. in History from Yale University, where he 
> focused on 20th century diplomacy, and the Executive Program for Growing 
> Companies at the Stanford Business School.  He is a dual citizen of the 
> United States and the United Kingdom.
> 
> Stuart is a great believer in the Foundation's mission, and in the time 
> the Board has spent with him so far we have been impressed by his broad 
> awareness of the projects and their impact around the world.  He will be 
> a great addition to the Board, and a tremendous resource for the Foundation.
> 
> Please join me in welcoming Stuart to our community!
> 
> Florence Devouard
> Chair Wikimedia Foundation

30 seconds.

That was the delay between the posting and the first good question on irc...

Q: "Board Tresurer" is a member of BoT or not?

A: yes, Stu is a member of the board of trustees of WMF.

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