[Community-Discuss] AFRINIC Interim CEO

[Ali Hussein]

All

I'm there is someone internally who can act CFO? Good governance entails
that every role should have someone to act in the event of a departure.
I'll be keen to find out if the Board has any Succession Planning in place?

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On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 8:50 AM John Walu <walu.john at gmail.com> wrote:

> I stand corrected and reminded.
>
> From a governance perspective. Its better for the board to keep the two
> roles (CEO/ CFO/Finance Director) separate - both functionally and
> Individually (physical human being ;-)
>
> walu.
>
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 10:21 PM Owen DeLong <owen at delong.com> wrote:
>
>> Walu,
>>
>> That would be a very bad idea since the CFO is a key part of the check
>> and balance system to keep the CEO honest.
>>
>> I’m not staying or implying anything about anyone, but structurally and
>> optically, the CEO should never also perform the role of CFO.
>>
>> Owen
>>
>>
>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 16:34, John Walu <walu.john at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> @Sander
>>
>> Maybe Patrisse Deesse can multi-task?
>>
>> As in be the Interim CEO while still overseeing Finance? Eventually, when
>> the substantive CEO is recruited, Patrisse can go back 100% to his regular
>> role.  Unless he ofcourse becomes confirmed as CEO, in which case then his
>> former role can be formally advertised and filled.
>>
>> I think this is the standard practice for interim positions...unless I am
>> missing something.
>>
>> walu
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 3:52 PM Sander Steffann <sander at steffann.nl>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> > Op 16 jun. 2019, om 21:37 heeft Sander Steffann <sander at steffann.nl>
>>> het volgende geschreven:
>>> >
>>> >> As Community are aware, Mr Alan Peter Barrett, the Chief Executive
>>> Officer of AFRINIC, submitted his resignation on 27 April 2019 with effect
>>> from 26 July  2019.
>>> >>
>>> >> At its meeting of 14 June 2019, the Board appointed Mr Patrisse
>>> Deesse, the Finance Director, as Interim Chief Executive Officer with
>>> effect from 27 July 2019 until a new Chief Executive Officer assumes
>>> AFRINIC duties. Mr Deesse and Mr Barret will work together between 1 July
>>> 2019 and 26 July 2019 and finalise the handing over process.
>>> >
>>> > Out of curiosity, who will take over the CFO role from Mr Deesse?
>>>
>>> Replying to myself to make sure that all relevant information is shared
>>> fairly within this community: one of the board members has informed me
>>> off-list that nobody will take over the CFO role, and there will therefore
>>> not be a CFO while Mr Deesse takes the role of interim CEO.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Sander
>>>
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