[foundation-board] OKI board recruitment - update & issues for decision

[Tim Hubbard]

Dear Jane, Helen,

It would be great to get some feedback on the questions below so Karin and I can discuss how to proceed after last two interviews tomorrow night and before Karin goes out of action.

Best wishes,

Tim

> On 8 May 2018, at 18:09, Karin Christiansen <karin at karinchristiansen.org <mailto:karin at karinchristiansen.org>> wrote:
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> Dear Jane, Helen, Andrew, Mark and Paul
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> Tim, Shireen and I thought it would be good to give everyone an board recruitment update, which is set out below.  But the topline is it looks like we have some good people and an interesting and useful mix looks very possible.  Tim and I have interviewed 6 so far (but these came top of our longlisting), and have another 3 to go this week, and will be able to put forward a formal proposal week commencing 14th May 2018.
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> However, I am probably out of action next week (have an operation on Monday, small but still not sure how I will be next week) so, Jane and Helen - if we still want the new Board members to be in place and attend our meeting on 12th June 2018, then we need your urgent feedback on:
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> 1. Interview the final/proposed candidates. Ideally we woule obviously have both of you talk to all of them but if we are looking at 4 people, that would involve a lot of logistics. Another options might be you speak to the ones neither of you know (that would be Jarmo I think at the moment and with the current top list), or both interview 2 each, maybe the people you don't know (for example that could be in current top list: Helen - Vicky and Ira, Jane- Johnny and Jarmu). What would you prefer and what availablity would you have next week ideally
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> 2. Rufus joining the Board - I think we are all on the same page about bringing him on. There are questions however including how do we manage that (clarity with him about his role and approach), and what does that mean in terms of numbers (see below), and does this change anything about the candidates/skills mix?
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> 3. Numbers - Are we agreed we looking for an 7 member board evenutally? If so we need to recruit 5 now to cover Jane's departure and evenutally mine too.  We can always hire more, but we gettting rid is harder...
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> Many thanks
> Karin
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> Update as of today (we do more interivews this Thurs and Friday) - for info, we will have a formal proposal on 14th but thought you might want to have a look. 
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> 1. Rufus 2. Vicky Brock <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SOGv0WHoB1gNumO2ZuLOtNuWghHaiW_K?usp=sharing> 3. Jarmo Eskelinen <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wet1lsPOtUm1p_Y7B2VuwR0WnNE6JZQm?usp=sharing> 4. Johnny West <https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnny-west-2509098/> 5. Irina Bolychevsky <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/134cKvjoxfP5wkBO1GtMV1pBrXY7EBUIP?usp=sharing>
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> Of the others interviewed, Cristian Parrino <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UxZhHGe1R36CZsXIyykWJun1WjUyesIQ?usp=sharing> and and Rob Minto <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ofZraM3RDXX5DY0yqK9Op24HOaluI66V?usp=sharing> offer key commercial and communication expertise respectively and in addition to being possible candidates for the Board roles, could also be considered for advisory/consultancy type roles.
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> Irina does not have the same level of senior leadership experience that the other candidates have, however, she  brings a deep understanding of the open sector, Open Knowledge itself and a fresh perspective on Open having operated at an international level and with Governments in this space.
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> Given the breadth of leadership and governance experience the current Board members possess, we believe we are well placed to take on and support one new member in their first governance role and can do so with Irina.  This issue also applies to Rufus of course but in a rather different way.
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> Of the others, Cristian Parrino <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UxZhHGe1R36CZsXIyykWJun1WjUyesIQ?usp=sharing> and and Rob Minto <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ofZraM3RDXX5DY0yqK9Op24HOaluI66V?usp=sharing> offer commercial and communication expertise respectively and in addition to being possible candidates for the Board roles, could also be considered for advisory/consultancy type roles.
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> We have another three candidates to interview are:
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> 1. Alice Wiegand <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NGXvDEbMFqnRGfZTqT3cV4O87T6bHMC4?usp=sharing> 2. Vanessa Barnett <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pW2u_cPNO0fiXf4Pr1JRyCcq15L5b-mh?usp=sharing> 3. Adam Burns  <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-DfSXXxEkziIjD9_LQgZrEusNriiTMyc?usp=sharing>
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