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Free Software Foundation announces new executive director, Zoë Kooyman

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 1st of March 2022 06:38:54 PM Filed under
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The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom, today announced the appointment of Zoë Kooyman as executive director of the FSF.

Kooyman was appointed by the FSF board following a careful selection process that included a review by a FSF staff committee and evaluation criteria such as management, fundraising, business and finance, legal, and technical skills. She succeeds John Sullivan, who served as executive director for twelve years. Sullivan will remain with the FSF for several months to assist the transition.

"I appreciate the board and staff support, and I am excited to work with them, FSF associate members, and the broader free software community to advance FSF's commitment to user autonomy, freedom, and empowerment," she said. "As technology continues to evolve and our lives increasingly depend on software, software freedom is more relevant than ever to computer users, and to society as a whole."

Kooyman, 38, joined the FSF as program manager in early 2019. She has a diverse background as a highly experienced international project manager and event producer with demonstrated skills in successfully organizing and executing technology and social justice initiatives.

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Zoe in her own words now

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 1st of March 2022 08:48:14 PM.
  • My appointment as the FSF's new executive director — Free Software Foundation

    This morning, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced my appointment as its new executive director with the press release below. I am excited to take on this new role and thrilled about the opportunities that the FSF has to move the fight for free software forward.

    The past three years working at the FSF as program manager have been educational and motivational. They have reinforced my belief that what we do is important, and that our goal to give the four freedoms to all computer users continues to be crucial. The work we do reminds people to recognize the power they have to demand change. This change will help free their own digital lives, and their loved ones'.

    I am grateful to John Sullivan for his leadership and support. His legacy of nineteen years will be hard to live up to, and I look forward to working with him, the FSF board, and the staff on this transition. I have a lot of work to catch up on, and I am excited to get started.

    We will continue our unwavering focus on our mission, especially working to increase understanding and adoption of copyleft, and bringing new people into the movement by communicating the necessity of the four freedoms. In the short term, we're focused on making the upcoming LibrePlanet conference the best online edition yet for you. After that, I plan to reach out and ask for your thoughts and ideas on what else the FSF can do this year and beyond to advance the cause of user of freedom.

Zoë Kooyman ushers in new era for FSF as new executive director

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 2nd of March 2022 12:12:38 AM.
  • Zoë Kooyman ushers in new era for FSF as new executive director - SD Times

    Foundation (FSF), a nonprofit that exists to promote software freedom, announced that Zoë Kooyman has been appointed as the organization’s new executive director.

    She will replace John Sullivan, who held the role for the past 12 years. Sullivan will stay with the organization for the next few months in order to ensure a smooth transition.

    The FSF defines free software as “software that gives you the user the freedom to share, study and modify it.” One such example is the GNU operating system, of which the FSF is the steward.

    Kooyman joined the FSF in 2019 as a program manager, and has been the lead organizer of the FSF’s LibrePlanet event since 2019, including successfully converting the 2020 event online in just five days at the very start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

FSF appoints program manager Kooyman as executive director

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Saturday 12th of March 2022 08:02:03 PM.
  • iTWire - FSF appoints program manager Kooyman as executive director

    The Free Software Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to promoting user freedom, has appointed Zoë Kooyman as executive director.

    Kooyman, 38, joined the organisation as program manager in early 2019. The FSF said in a statement she had a diverse background as "an experienced international project manager and event producer with demonstrated skills in successfully organising and executing technology and social justice initiatives".

    She succeeds John Sullivan who resigned last March after 18 years in the job, with his exit taking place at a time when the organisation was mired in controversy over allowing its founder, Richard Stallman, back on to the board.

    When Stallman was reinstated, a campaign was launched to try and get him thrown out again; his supporters rallied to attempt to nullify this initiative.

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