[Foundation-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] CTO Leaving Wikimedia Foundation end of July

Thu Jun 2 17:37:36 UTC 2011

Danese, sorry to see you go. Though not always visible, you have done a lot
:)
Thank you for your efforts!

Teun Spaans
Everybody knew it was impossible, until someone turned up who didnt know
that.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hoi,
> This is a sad day.
> Thanks,
>      Gerard
>
> On 2 June 2011 18:23, Danese Cooper <danese at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > It is with considerable regret that I inform you of my planned departure
> > from the Wikimedia Foundation at the end of July. I’ve really enjoyed my
> > time here, and I’m proud of what Wikimedia Engineering has accomplished
> > together.
> >
> > While I tremendously enjoyed helping to build the engineering
> organization,
> > at this point in the development of the organization and the role, Sue,
> Erik
> > and I have agreed that there’s no longer a fit between the identified
> near
> > term needs and goals of the organization, and my own interests.  I’ve
> > therefore decided to leave WMF as CTO, but I remain a friend of the
> > organization and the mission, and Sue, Erik and I talked about some ways
> to
> > work together in coming months.
> >
> > To allow for an orderly transition, I will stay on as Wikimedia’s CTO
> > through July. I'll be representing the Foundation and recruiting talent
> at
> > several tech conferences, as well as engaging in transition activites
> within
> > the Foundation. Erik will assume the title of Interim VP of Engineering
> and
> > Product Development, and we’ll immediately start the transition of
> personnel
> > and reporting lines.
> >
> > Erik will send a note about the transition shortly.
> >
> > Danese
> >
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