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Leadership during the 2022-2023 Financial Year. The Wikimedia Foundation’s leadership includes the executive team, which oversees staff at the Foundation, and the Board of Trustees, which serves as the Foundation’s ultimate corporate authority, guiding its work and mission.
Dec 12, 2022 · The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to welcome two community-and-affiliate-selected trustees from the 2022 election cycle: Mike Peel, who will be joining the Wikimedia Foundation Board for the first time, and Shani Evenstein Sigalov, who will continue her tenure into a second term.
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While these candidates have been ranked through the community vote, they are not yet appointed to the Board of Trustees. They still need to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws. This process can be longer depending on the country of residence of the candidates. The Board has set a tentative date to a...
Thanks to all candidates for their participation. They achieved a record in the number of candidates and regional diversity, with more than half of the 19 candidates from regions outside North America and Western Europe. This election used Single Transferable Voting for the first time. This system does not indicate a number of votes or percentage o...
The Board of Trustees stressedthe importance of increasing diversity on the Board. Dozens of volunteers supported by a team of multilingual facilitators promoted the election in up to 61 languages. They hosted many conversations about the Board election in more than 50 languages and encouraged community members to participate in all areas of the el...
The 2021 Board of Trustees election broke new ground in several areas. The Movement Strategy and Governance team will publish a report with the most remarkable metrics soon. In the meantime, some statisticscan be found on Meta-Wiki. Here you have some highlights. 1. Participation increased by 1,753 voters over 2017. Overall turnout was 10.13%, 1.1 ...
The next Board of Trustees election is planned to take place in 2022. Interested community members can watch the Wikimedia Foundation elections page for updates. Four community seats will be selected at that time. It is not too early to consider and prepare for candidacy. Community members may like to check out Candidate Resourcesto learn more abou...
Apr 25, 2024 · During the 2022 Board of Trustees election, two community-and-affiliate candidates were selected to serve on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. This page contains an overview of the 2022 Board of Trustees election. The elected candidates were: Shani Evenstein Sigalov ; Mike Peel
Sep 14, 2021 · 14 September 2021, San Francisco, California — Today, the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation announced the appointment of Maryana Iskander as the organization’s new CEO.
Nov 1, 2023 · As an incoming trustee, Kathy will serve a three-year term starting at the December Board meeting held on December 6, 2023. She will replace outgoing Trustee Tanya Capuano, who is also the current Audit Chair.
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May 27, 2024 · The Board was formed in 2003 with three Trustees, and since 2020 consists of up to 16 Trustees. It appoints officers from the Trustees: a Chair, up to two Vice Chairs, and committee chairs. The Board appoints non-Trustee officers: a Chief Executive Officer, a Treasurer, and Secretary.
