Florence Devouard

Florence Jacqueline Sylvie Devouard, (née Nibart; born 10 September 1968) is a French agricultural engineer who served as the chair of the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees between October 2006 and July 2008.

Florence Devouard
Devouard in 2019
Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation
In office
21 October 2006 – 17 July 2008
Preceded byJimmy Wales
Succeeded byMichael Snow
Personal details
Born (1968-09-10) 10 September 1968
Versailles, France
SpouseBertrand Devouard
Children3
OccupationConsultant in Internet Communication Strategy, Chair Emeritus of the Wikimedia Foundation

Education

Devouard holds an engineering degree in agronomy from ENSAIA and a DEA in genetics and biotechnologies from INPL.[1]

Career

On 9 March 2008, Devouard was elected member of the municipal council of Malintrat.[2]

Devouard joined the board of Wikimedia Foundation in June 2004 as chair of the board of trustees, succeeding Jimmy Wales.[3] She has served on the Advisory Board of the Foundation since July 2008.[4]

Co-founder of Wikimedia France in October 2004, she was vice-chair of its board as of 2011 until December 2012.[5]

Recognition

On 16 May 2008, she was made a knight in the French National Order of Merit, proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as "chair of an international foundation".[6]

See also

References

Specific
  1. Devouard, Florence. "Small biography about Florence Devouard". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. Election results, French Ministry of the Interior
  3. "Board of Trustees". Wikimedia Foundation. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  4. "Wikipedia's initiatives in the developing world. Interview with Florence Devouard". Alliance lab. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. "Assemblée Générale de Décembre 2012 (General Assembly - December 2012)". Wikimédia France official website (in French). 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  6. "Decree of May 16, 2008" (in French). Legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 26 March 2012.

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