[Info-vax] New CEO of VMS Software

[Simon Clubley]

On 2024-01-03, Slo <slovuj at gmail.com> wrote:
> Darya Zelenina, speaks 9 languages, looks like she is about 35.
> Practically all of the OpenVMS users seem to be 65+ years old!
> She is soon to be the CEO! 
>
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/darya-zelenina-8a3b3272/
>
> Darya will assume the role of CEO in June 2024. She joined VMS Software as a technical writer and OpenVMS instructor in 2017 and has since held key leadership positions in software and web development, documentation, the Community Program and Marketing. Darya brings extensive expertise in OpenVMS and the OpenVMS ecosystem, coupled with deep commitment to shaping the platform's long-term trajectory.

This move does not give me a good feeling.

She does not seem like a good fit for a CEO of a company providing
the types of mission-critical services that companies running VMS
rely on.

Even ignoring all the touchy-feeling stuff in her bio, someone who
has "successfully managed teams in documentation, marketing, web
development, and DevOps" as her main achievement does not seem to
be a good match for the needs of VMS users.

Where were all the other candidates for the job, and why was she
considered to be the best one for the job ? Would no-one else
look at taking the job for some reason ?

BTW, what the hell is "Intercultual Communication" ?

Also, is her Russian background going to be a problem for the
US governement ? I'm not saying it is an issue in real life, I am just
asking how some people might react. For example, look at all the crap
the Sailfish OS people have to deal with in this area...

Simon.

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