[Okfn-ca] Fwd: [OKFN-Local-Coord] Leadership transition update and thank you to outgoing CEO

[Diane Mercier, Ph.D.]

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Sujet : 	[OKFN-Local-Coord] Leadership transition update and thank you 
to outgoing CEO
Date : 	Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:26:19 +0000
De : 	Laura James <laura.james at okfn.org>
Pour : 	Open Knowledge Foundation Local Coordinators Mailing List 
<okfn-local-coord at lists.okfn.org>



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*/This is a joint email from Open Knowledge CEO Laura James and Open 
Knowledge Founder and President Rufus Pollock:/
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In September we announced that Laura James, our CEO, is moving on from 
Open Knowledge and we are hiring a new Executive Director. The 
recruitment process for the Executive Director has been moving forward 
apace with the final deadline for applications on the 2nd January.

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We’ve been successful in finding interim senior management support, to 
enable Laura to pursue her other interests whilst recruitment of the 
Executive Director continues. Laura will be leaving us formally towards 
the end of January and is stepping out of day-to-day operational 
engagement from the end of this week as we head into Christmas.

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>From Rufus:I want to express my deep appreciation for everything that 
Laura has done. She has made an immense contribution to Open Knowledge 
over the last 3 years and has been central to all we have achieved. As a 
leader, she has helped take us through a period of incredible growth and 
change. I wish her every success on her future endeavours. I am 
delighted that Laura will be continuing to advise and support Open 
Knowledge, including joining our Advisory Council. I am deeply thankful 
for everything she has done to support both Open Knowledge and me 
personally during her time with us.

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>From Laura:It’s been an honour and a pleasure to work with and support 
Open Knowledge, and to have the opportunity to work with so many 
brilliant people and amazing projects around the world. It’s 
bittersweet to be moving on from such a wonderful organisation, but I 
know that I am leaving it in great hands, with a smart and dedicated 
management team and a new leader joining shortly. Open Knowledge will 
continue to develop and thrive as the catalyst at the heart of the 
global movement around freeing data and information, ensuring knowledge 
creates power for the many, not the few. In particular, thank you to all 
the community members who have been incredibly welcoming and supportive 
to me. Your hard work and energy is very impressive and humbling, and 
your achievements over the last few years have been wonderful to see. I 
know that 2015 will see even more successes from around the Open 
Knowledge network, and I’m looking forward to finding out what great 
things you all do next!


Laura’s work in supporting local groups and working groups, 
particularly with advice on group sustainability, strategy, and Chapter 
set-up will be taken on by Naomi Lillie and Sander van der Waal, whose 
combined expertise will be very helpful there.


Best wishes for 2015,


Laura & Rufus

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