Re: [Wikimediauk-l] John Byrne stands down as Treasurer and Trustee of Wikimedia UK

Despite some rather significant bumps in the road, we have achieved a lot over the last year or so - both in terms of the charity's own development and in terms of our mission - and John has  played a vital role in that. I was always impressed by his insightful comments at the board meetings I observed, and, John, I hope you continue to play a key part in the charity as it continues to develop and increase in stature over the years to come. Thinking constitutionally for a moment, this leaves us with a relatively small board, no treasurer, and quite a high proportion of co-opted trustees (a ratio which will increase if a replacement for John is co-opted). Obviously the AGM is only four months away, which will soon be upon us, and it might not be a situation that can be helped, but it doesn't seem to me (as a lay member) to be desirable. (Though, for the record, the above should not be seen as reflecting negatively upon either John or Saad, our co-opted trustee.)    Harry Mitchell http://enwp.org/User:HJ Phone: 024 7698 0977 Skype: harry_j_mitchell ________________________________ From: Richard Symonds <richard.symonds(a)wikimedia.org.uk> To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Sent: Sunday, 3 February 2013, 15:07 Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] John Byrne stands down as Treasurer and Trustee of Wikimedia UK Definitely John - couldn't have done it without you. Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. On 3 February 2013 13:49, Doug Weller <dougweller(a)gmail.com> wrote: Let me add to the thanks for your hard work. Communications Organiser Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 @StevieBenton _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l(a)wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org