[Foundation Board] DreamHost Board Member Change

Simon Anderson simon at dreamhost.com
Wed Nov 18 23:16:50 UTC 2015


Thanks Toby, Todd, Anni, Alax, Shibata-san, Monty, Shane, Obata-san, Steve,
Eileen, Lew, Roland, Kavit, Van and Arkady! I'll email each of you 1on1
with personal thanks rather than cluttering these email lists.


Best,
Simon

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 8:15 AM, FORD, TOBY <TF4242 at att.com> wrote:

>
> Welcome Jonathan!
>
> And.. My appreciation for Simon and his contributions is so large that.. I
> refuse to say goodbye.
>
> We will all make sure you feel like this before long..
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU
>
>
> From: Simon Anderson <simon at dreamhost.com>
> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 6:43 PM
> To: "foundation-board at lists.openstack.org" <
> foundation-board at lists.openstack.org>, "goldmembers at lists.openstack.org" <
> goldmembers at lists.openstack.org>
> Cc: Jonathan LaCour <jonathan.lacour at dreamhost.com>, Simon Anderson <
> simonkanderson at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Foundation Board] DreamHost Board Member Change
>
> OpenStack Board colleagues and Gold members,
>
> After 4.5 years with DreamHost as CEO, the DreamHost Board and I are
> agreeing that I will step down as CEO effective November 25, 2015.
>
> It's been a fantastic 4+ years in the role, and I have so appreciated
> being a part of forming the OpenStack Foundation, representing Gold members
> on the Board, and collaborating with the community and each of you to build
> OpenStack into what it is today.
>
> I will still be very involved in OpenStack as a community member and
> through Akanda, the major contributor to the OpenStack Astara network
> virtualization and services orchestration project. As many of you know I
> co-founded Akanda in 2014 and Chair the Board, as well as being an
> investor.
>
> The DreamHost Board has nominated Jonathan LaCour, VP Cloud at DreamHost,
> as my replacement Gold member Director. Jonathan is copied on this email
> and will engage directly with Gold members and the Board from this point on
> and I am sure you will find him a great successor to yours truly.
>
> Thanks again for all the great times, debates, big ideas and teamwork.
> There will be many more together!
>
> My personal email is simonkanderson at gmail.com and my cell is 310-600-1452.
> Feel free to reach out anytime, and see you at a future OpenStack event.
>
> Best,
> Simon Anderson
> CEO, DreamHost
>
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