By Richard Bishop
2018 Board President

As many of you know, Vivit holds annual elections for board members each April. Shortly after new board members are announced, the board meets either face to face or remotely, to decide upon the roles that each board member will fulfil for the coming year. I’ve been a member of the Vivit board since 2011 and have been privileged to hold the post of Vivit President for the last four years. These years have been particularly interesting for Vivit as it transitioned from being the HPE Software user group to the Micro Focus user group.

Before the elections started this year, I discussed my desire to step down from the role of President with other board members. I was particularly keen to ensure that any incoming President had my support during a transition period to reduce any disruption in the day-to-day running of Vivit. I’m delighted to report that fellow board member, Jonathon Wright, has been appointed as the new Vivit Board President and will lead the software user community moving forward. Jonathon and I were already working closely and I’m looking forward to working with him, other Vivit leaders and Micro Focus to bring new ideas to our user community.

The new board is as follows:

	President Jonathon Wright
	Vice President, Operations Mark Ford
	Vice President, Strategy & Innovation Todd DeCapua
	Treasurer Christopher J. Scharer
	Secretary Richard Bishop
	Advocacy Director Mark Herbert
	Community Director Bob Crews
	Education Director Chris Trimper
	Communications Director Chris Carpenter