And for clarity, by german law

• any EU citizen or resident can be founding member
• any EU resident can be director

The founding members have to vote for the directors on the initial founding meeting. We just want to make sure to
a) have a stable core staff of HiFo who don't completely change each year.
b) keep logistical problems minimal, some signatures on some documents need notary approval and have to be paper-mailed.

Disclaimer(again): I'll be a happy founder, but not available as a director. I know there are others who can do much better.