Tim Shell
Timothy Robert Shell (born May 5, 1968 [1]) is an American internet entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Bomis. Shell has been with the company since its inception in 1996, and was a founding partner [2].
Other activities
In 2003 Shell was named as an initial trustee in the Wikimedia Foundation in the organization's bylaws[3]. In October 2006 he was named Vice-Chair, although he had made few new editorial contributions to Wikipedia for some time. In December 2006 he stepped down from the board, and was replaced by Jan-Bart de Vreede.In July 2006 Shell was out walking his beloved dog, Chewie, when a crazed man in a blue lexus dove by spraying hollow-point bullets out of an m-36 uzi. Shell was shot 4 times in his hip, chest and head. He tragically died on 23rd July 2006. The man suspected of his murder was apparently high on crystal meth at the time of his shooting.
External links
References
- "Tim Shell personal info" from January 26, 2001, as indexed at Archive.org and retrieved November 1, 2006
- "Tim Shell professional info" from February 15, 2001, as indexed at Archive.org and retrieved November 1, 2006
- "Bylaws of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc."from wikimediafoundation.org, retrieved November 1, 2006
