[Wikimedia-l] Your support is wanted: The WMF Board of Trustees is looking for a new Board member

[David Gerard]

On 17 February 2013 21:37, Dan Rosenthal <swatjester at gmail.com> wrote:

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but the WMF has used Oppenheim before for senior
> level hiring (appointed board members and maybe C-suite level staff? I'm
> not sure about that last one, but I'm almost certain I recall the WMF has
> used Oppenheim for executive searches before.) My understanding is that the
> value in the prospect is simply because Oppenheim simply has a wider reach
> and base of contacts than the WMF does. If memory serves, they were the
> ones who found Geoff Brigham, and I believe they also found the replacement
> for Veronique as CFOO. I'm not really sure why this is suddenly a concern
> now, and not before, especially given the quality of success they've had in
> the past.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law_of_triviality - any
expense you think you understand is worth objecting to.
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- d.