Today, Jim Sterne, the chair of WAA Board of Directors announced 2009 Nominees for Board of Directors. Read the full release below.
So I am one of the five nominees in the practitioners category and three of us will be elected. 60% chance, not bad, right? But then I also realize all of them are exceptional performers in their companies. I will be very humbled if I get elected and have to work even harder for WAA so that you won’t be regret for voting for me.
March 23, 2009
Dear Members:
A month ago we put out the Call for Nominations to the WAA Board of Directors – seeking candidates to fill six expiring seats on the Board. We received a tremendous response from members throughout the world and are pleased to announce that twenty-two extremely qualified members are running for election to the WAA Board of Directors.
They are:
Anil Batra, Chief Analytics Officer, Ascentium, USA
Daniel Waisberg, Head of Web Analytics, EasyNet Search Marketing, Israel
David Millrod, Managing Partner, Technology Leaders, USA
Juan Manuel Damia, Partner, Intellignos/SocialMetrix, Argentina/USA
Khalid Saleh, President, Invesp Consulting, USA
Olivier Silvestre, Co-founder, Tealium, Inc., USA
René Dechamps Otamendi, Founder, Ox2/LBi, Brussels
Sergio Maldonado, Director, MV Consultoria, Spain
Stéphane Hamel, Web Analytics Advocate, Immeria Consulting Services, Canada
Ed Wu, Senior Analyst, Global Consumer Online, Dell, Inc., USA
Greg Asman, Director of Web Analytics, Aspen Marketing Services, USA
Peter Sanborn, Group Manager, Web Analytics, Microsoft, USA
Rachel Scotto, Metrics Manager, Sony Pictures Entertainment, USA
Ray Sibulkin, Executive Director, Business and Marketing Analysis, Edmunds.com, USA
Alex Yoder, Chief Executive Officer, WebTrends, USA
Arie Abecassis, President, MindFireInc, USA
Claudia Woods, Director of Strategic Development, Predicta, Brazil
Jonathan Levitt, Vice President of Marketing, iPerceptions, Inc., USA
Kimberly Weller, Product Manager, SAAS Institute, USA
Mark Wachen, Managing Director, Interwoven/Optimost, USA
Matthew Langie, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Omniture, USA
Nicolas Babin, Chief Operating Officer, AT Internet (XiTi), France
Following our initial Call for Nominations, we learned that a highly respected member of our Board would not be returning for the final year of her term. April Wilson, who has made tremendous contribution to the Board and the WAA membership, has decided to step down to allow more time for her professional and family pursuits. She will be greatly missed.
As a result of April’s departure, we will elect 7 Board members this year. The successful candidates will serve two-year terms on the WAA Board. The candidates will be elected as follows:
Consultants: The two highest vote getters in this category will be elected.
Practitioners: The three highest vote getters in this category will be elected.
Vendor: The two highest vote getters in this category will be elected.
We encourage you to review the profiles of each of the candidates and get to know them prior to the election. The profiles include photographs, bios, written responses to selected questions, and audio interviews, and can be found on the WAA website by clicking on the main three pages linked above.
The election will be conducted via electronic ballot from March 27 through April 10, 2009.
For more information about the election process, please read the WAA Board of Directors Election Process – 2009 document, or contact the Nominations Committee.
Thank you to all the nominees for your willingness to serve the WAA – and to all our members whose active participation ensures the success of this process.
Regards,
Jim Sterne
Chair, Nominating Committee
Chair, WAA Board of Directors
