The Open Preservation Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of
Martin Wrigley as the Foundation’s new Executive Director. Martin will be
responsible for working with members and the Board to develop the future
strategy and enhance the Foundation’s portfolio of open source digital
preservation tools.
Martin brings over 30 years experience of working in the software industry,
including software development, mobile telecoms and phone apps and over 20
years at Orange. He is the Executive Director of the not-for-profit
Application Quality Alliance focussing on mobile App quality and testing
standards, and Martin also holds several other Non-executive Director
appointments.
Barbara Sierman, chair of the OPF, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Martin as our new Executive Director. His
leadership experience, his fresh look at digital preservation and his
technical background will be invaluable to achieving our mission to deliver
shared solutions for effective and efficient digital preservation. We look
forward to working with him to grow and develop the Foundation.”
Martin Wrigley, Executive Director of the OPF, said:
“I am thrilled to be appointed Executive Director of the Open Preservation
Foundation. This is an exciting time to join the organisation. OPF is the
steward of open source tools including JHOVE
<http://openpreservation.org/technology/products/jhove/> and veraPDF
<http://verapdf.org/home/>, which are relied upon across the digital
preservation community, and I’m looking forward to developing the roadmap
and ensuring that OPF continues to deliver value to our members.”
About the Open Preservation Foundation
The Open Preservation Foundation is a global, not-for-profit, membership
organisation that stewards and sustains open source tools and knowledge to
deliver reliable solutions to the challenges of digital preservation of
cultural heritage.
For more information and to join visit: http://openpreservation.org/
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