<p dir="ltr">On 28 Jun 2016 16:25, "Omo Oaiya" <<a href="mailto:Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net">Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On 10 June 2016 at 11:18, Alan Barrett <<a href="mailto:alan.barrett@afrinic.net">alan.barrett@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p dir="ltr">>> >>4 - Term limits: Consider adding a term limit for elected Board members.<br>
>> >> We need to decide whether or not to add a limit, and what the limit should be.<br>
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> Proposal : One term and at least an election before another nomination<br>
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<p dir="ltr">+1 to this suggestion as one term limit would give other capable members of the community the opportunity to serve.</p>
<p dir="ltr">>> >>> 5- Independence of Directors: Consider adding a limit to the number of Directors who may work for the same organisation.<br>
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<p dir="ltr">+1 as we need to make sure we avoid the capture of the organisation by an entity. No single company nepotism should be tolerated.</p>
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> We need to keep refreshing the board with independence, expertise and skills so a better managed succession process is a must. I propose with the exclusion of the CEO that we have<br>
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> - Max 2 per region<br>
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<p dir="ltr">The non regional representation needs to be revisited if some of this occurances of 2 aspiring candidates from same country keep happening.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This year 2 nominated candidates from the same country were elected to the board as directors and i believe this has happened before and ought to be avoided if we are to really champion spirit of diversity.</p>
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> - not more than two Directors may be domiciled in the same region. <br>
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<p dir="ltr">Yes and in agreement and the above should be highly considered.</p>
<p dir="ltr">New bylawys should somehow give nomcom guidance on how to avoid slating 2 individuals for nomination from same organisation or same country...</p>
<p dir="ltr">SPIRIT OF DIVERSITY...</p>
<p dir="ltr">This continent is not one country or 3 countries or one company.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Noah</p>