<html><body><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #5b9bf2"><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #5b9bf2"><div>Dear Mr. Chairman<br><br>Thank you for the update and congratulations to Patrisse for assuming the interim CEO role.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>What is the nationality of Mr. Patrisse Deesse? Is he a national of Malawi?<br><br>I would however like clarification of article 17.3 of the AFRINIC Bylaws which states;<br><br>"The nationals of the country hosting the headquarters of AFRINIC shall be ineligible for appointment to the office of Chief Executive Officer"</div><div><br>The current by-laws does not currently define clearly the protocols of appointing an interim CEO so what framework is currently used to appoint interim CEO?</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Could persons appointed to interim CEO include nationals of the country hosting the headquarters of AFRINIC?<br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Thank you<br></div><div><div style="" data-mce-style=""><strong><strong> </strong></strong><hr><strong> </strong></div><div style="padding-left: 30px;" data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>Kofi Ansa Akufo</strong></div><div style="padding-left: 30px;" data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>Technical Consultant<br></strong></div><div style="padding-left: 30px;" data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>iNET Communications Ltd.</strong></div><div style="padding-left: 30px;" data-mce-style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong>E-mail: kofi.ansa@inet.com.gh</strong></div><div><hr><strong> </strong></div><br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Sunday Folayan" <sfolayan@gmail.com><br>To: "members-disc >> AfriNIC Discuss" <members-discuss@afrinic.net><br>Cc: "AfrICANN list" <africann@afrinic.net>, "rpd" <rpd@afrinic.net><br>Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 9:14:55 AM<br>Subject: [rpd] Appointment of an Interim CEO for AFRINIC<br><br>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>Hash: SHA1<br><br>Dear Members and Friends,<br><br>As part of the ongoing process to find a successor to our founding<br>CEO, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Patrisse Deesse at<br>the Interim Chief Executive Officer of AFRINIC.<br><br>Patrisse joined AFRINIC in September 2007 as Finance and<br>Administration Manager. He has been involved in all aspects of the<br>organisation including Finance, Human Resources and Administration. He<br>worked on and implemented several projects relating to Billing and set<br>up of the financial processes and procedures.<br><br>Prior to working at AFRINIC, his previous work experience extends over<br>30 years at a large international conglomerate in Malawi (one of the<br>largest private Companies in the country) in accounting, occupying<br>several senior managerial positions, including Head Office Accountant<br>and Treasury Manager. He is Exposed to international management<br>practices and standards in a multicultural environment. He is a Fellow<br>member of an International Accounting body.<br><br>Until his appointment, Patrisse was the Finance and Accounts Director<br>of AFRINIC. In his new role, He will lead the AFRINIC team, pending<br>the appointment and resumption of the substantive Chief Executive.<br><br>The process of the recruiting the Chief Executive Officer Board has<br>entered the candidates evaluation phase. The Board is pleased with the<br>progress made so far.<br><br>Congratulations Patrisse.<br><br>Best Regards ...<br><br>Sunday Folayan<br>Chair, AFRINIC Board<br>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)<br><br>iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJUo4ZPAAoJEH6UvSz6fA25VgUIAKapMvZJEEy8MJMALWKE5olV<br>IZ0iX4iLpCkJufNCdEmuCsbj7L1x5/PoL6kHRZ5depM1yYzNDPTJ5broa04S22az<br>EpKe8nCxmN2QPIx2J5GxN9L4LoHEZCNjoCYRfkp1Wvz+w+xbz5wkCANVuRs0CFJV<br>Zq+8q98nVvFr4c+gJoLB7bvxGV7+O5QoTQ63OPGB/5tzrXGh0XACFHO2zGM850n4<br>xkl20dQDDhZIT9/ypp1PuI56W+h6y6KPrhd3JZcNAgzAyqJAsAF6qC2OfW6EDF1p<br>k3oaP5aID6MeGSwaMo15fcSUyzqzmYQ1GBrft3+6zzsWJ2bMSknZZ8uIPm72dgc=<br>=bFCh<br>-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>_______________________________________________<br>rpd mailing list<br>rpd@afrinic.net<br>https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd</div><br><br><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"><br></div><br><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Sunday Folayan" <sfolayan@gmail.com><br><b>To: </b>"members-disc >> AfriNIC Discuss" <members-discuss@afrinic.net><br><b>Cc: </b>"AfrICANN list" <africann@afrinic.net>, "rpd" <rpd@afrinic.net><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, December 31, 2014 9:14:55 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>[rpd] Appointment of an Interim CEO for AFRINIC<br></div><br><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__">-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>Hash: SHA1<br><br>Dear Members and Friends,<br><br>As part of the ongoing process to find a successor to our founding<br>CEO, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Patrisse Deesse at<br>the Interim Chief Executive Officer of AFRINIC.<br><br>Patrisse joined AFRINIC in September 2007 as Finance and<br>Administration Manager. He has been involved in all aspects of the<br>organisation including Finance, Human Resources and Administration. He<br>worked on and implemented several projects relating to Billing and set<br>up of the financial processes and procedures.<br><br>Prior to working at AFRINIC, his previous work experience extends over<br>30 years at a large international conglomerate in Malawi (one of the<br>largest private Companies in the country) in accounting, occupying<br>several senior managerial positions, including Head Office Accountant<br>and Treasury Manager. He is Exposed to international management<br>practices and standards in a multicultural environment. He is a Fellow<br>member of an International Accounting body.<br><br>Until his appointment, Patrisse was the Finance and Accounts Director<br>of AFRINIC. In his new role, He will lead the AFRINIC team, pending<br>the appointment and resumption of the substantive Chief Executive.<br><br>The process of the recruiting the Chief Executive Officer Board has<br>entered the candidates evaluation phase. The Board is pleased with the<br>progress made so far.<br><br>Congratulations Patrisse.<br><br>Best Regards ...<br><br>Sunday Folayan<br>Chair, AFRINIC Board<br>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)<br><br>iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJUo4ZPAAoJEH6UvSz6fA25VgUIAKapMvZJEEy8MJMALWKE5olV<br>IZ0iX4iLpCkJufNCdEmuCsbj7L1x5/PoL6kHRZ5depM1yYzNDPTJ5broa04S22az<br>EpKe8nCxmN2QPIx2J5GxN9L4LoHEZCNjoCYRfkp1Wvz+w+xbz5wkCANVuRs0CFJV<br>Zq+8q98nVvFr4c+gJoLB7bvxGV7+O5QoTQ63OPGB/5tzrXGh0XACFHO2zGM850n4<br>xkl20dQDDhZIT9/ypp1PuI56W+h6y6KPrhd3JZcNAgzAyqJAsAF6qC2OfW6EDF1p<br>k3oaP5aID6MeGSwaMo15fcSUyzqzmYQ1GBrft3+6zzsWJ2bMSknZZ8uIPm72dgc=<br>=bFCh<br>-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>_______________________________________________<br>rpd mailing list<br>rpd@afrinic.net<br>https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd<br></div></div></div></body></html>