I am bumping this thread because I am very much interested in the questions about the nature of the "new, open approach" to Board member recruiting that led to the situation with Arnnon. Also, it is regrettably difficult to avoid asking questions about the extent to which Boryana knew of Arnnon's background and whether she adequately informed the governance committee of what she knew.
Pine
On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 7:59 AM, Ruslan Takayev ruslan.takayev@gmail.com wrote:
Patricio, et al
Are we any closer to having public comments from the BoT on how the Arrnon debacle was able to occur?
I am especially interested in how Boryana fits in with this. Given Boryana's shared history t Telsa with Arnnon, she would surely have known about Arnnon's past at Google, but it would appear this past was never mentioned in the presentation to the board by her. At best this could be seen as an attempt to secure "jobs for the boys"; at worst it can be seen as incompetence on the part of Boryana.
On 11 January, Lila Tretikov posted to this very list,[1] and stated:
"I would like to thank everyone involved in this search, especially Amy Elder and Boryana , who managed the recruiting process through a new, open approach."
When was this "new, open approach" to recruitment introduced? It certainly was not prior to the appoinment of Arnnon to the Board, otherwise we wouldn't be where we are at now. And what is this "new, open approach"?
Unfortunately for Lila, she has now publicly backed her HR team, and as she would certainly have been involved in the recruitment of Boryana, this reflects poorly on her as well. Lila already has enough issues to deal with, as they relate to her tenure as WMF ED, particularly if Gayle Young is to be believed (there is nothing to suggest she shouldn't!)[2]
I look forward to a response Patricio, rather than the sound of crickets that the community has come to expect from the WMF, the BoT and yourself over the last month.
Warm regards,
Ruslan Takayev
[1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-January/080987.html [2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Requests_for_comment/Vote_of_no...
On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 4:52 AM, Patricio Lorente < patricio.lorente@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear All,
Throughout the discussion about the appointment of Arnnon Geshuri to the Board of Trustees, the Board has carefully listened to you and discussed internally. Earlier today, Arnnon decided to step down from the Board. To paraphrase his words, he doesn't want to be a distraction for the
important
discussions that the community and the Foundation need to face in the
times
to come. We want to thank Arnnon for his ongoing commitment and for
helping
us to move forward.
The Board Governance Committee is working to improve and update our selection processes before we fill the vacancy left by Arnnon’s
departure.
We are sorry for the distress and confusion this has caused to some in
our
community, and also to Arnnon.
Patricio and Alice
Patricio Lorente Chair, Board of Trustees
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