Resolution:Appointing Katherine Maher as Interim Executive Director
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Resolution
Whereas, Lila Tretikov has informed the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation that she intends to resign from the Executive Director position;
Whereas, the Board received a recommendation from the senior executive team of the Wikimedia Foundation to appoint Katherine Maher to provide interim leadership during the search for the next Executive Director;
Resolved, the Board hereby appoints Katherine Maher to serve as Interim Executive Director and to have the power and authority of Executive Director granted in the Bylaws and all resolutions of the Board, effective March 14, 2016, thereby ending the term of the previous Executive Director.
- Approve
- Patricio Lorente (Chair), Alice Wiegand (Vice Chair), Jimmy Wales, Frieda Brioschi, Guy Kawasaki, Dariusz Jemielniak, Denny Vrandečić, Kelly Battles, and María Sefidari
References
Certificate of the Secretary of the Board
Pursuant to the above resolution, the Chair has informed the Secretary that Katherine Maher shall have the power and authority of Executive Director granted in the Bylaws and all resolutions of the Board, effective March 14, 2016 (12:01 AM PST).
- Signed: Geoff Brigham, Secretary to the Board
- Dated: March 14, 2016