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<div style="font-size: 10pt;"><div dir="auto">Hi ,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I can not say whether this limit of $15000 is reasonable or not.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">But I want to be sure that, this investigation will not be impacted by resource limitations.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Gregoire EHOUMI</div></div><div style="font-size: 10pt;"><div id="LGEmailHeader" dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">------ Original message------</div><div dir="auto"><b>From: </b>Owen DeLong<owen@delong.com></owen@delong.com></div><div dir="auto"><b>Date: </b>Tue, Mar 20, 2018 10:31 PM</div><div dir="auto"><b>To: </b>Gregoire EHOUMI;</div><div dir="auto"><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:community-discuss@afrinic.net">community-discuss@afrinic.net</a>;</div><div dir="auto"><b>Subject:</b>Re: [Community-Discuss] Complain for harassment in work environment at AFRINIC"</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div>Regarding why $15,000 limit…<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Because fiduciary responsibility dictates that they must set some limit. IMHO, $15,000 is a rather large budget</div><div class="">for the investigation required in this case, but I can understand the board not wanting to be seen as imposing</div><div class="">some unreasonable limit in this case, so $15,000 seems like a reasonably over-the-top number without getting</div><div class="">too excessive.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Do you actually think that the number is out of line? If so, in what way?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Owen</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 20, 2018, at 16:31 , Gregoire EHOUMI via Community-Discuss <<a href="mailto:community-discuss@afrinic.net" class="">community-discuss@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class="">Hi,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The board resolution [1] as expected, asked GC to report back to the board and GC advices are not binding(cf GC TOR). </div><div class="">The CEO/ board will be approving things for the GC, receive investigation report and decide on actions stream. </div><div class="">Thus, the clear necessity for the board and management staff accused to stand back from board and executive actions. </div><div class="">Care should be taken for the investigation committee for real independent, neutral and credible investigations. Also we shall act in full compliance with governing laws.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">BTW, </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">1- why the limit of 15,000 USD? </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">2- Are we limited in ressources for this investigation? </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">3- What would be the impact?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In all cases, wish you all the best and see you all in dakar</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">=================</div><div class="">[1] Resolution <a href="tel:201803.391">201803.391</a></div><div class="">WHEREAS certain allegations have been made in public against AFRINIC staff and Directors;</div><div class="">WHEREAS an independent investigation is desirable;</div><div class="">RESOLVED to request the Governance Committee to develop Terms of Reference for an independent investigation, and to appoint an Investigation Committee;</div><div class="">RESOLVED that the Governance Committee report back to the Board by the 30th April 2018;</div><div class="">RESOLVED that the CEO may approve related expenses up to a total of USD 15000.</div></div><div class=""><div style="letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="font-size: 12px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-size: 12px;"><br class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class="">Grégoire EHOUMI</div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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