<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:24px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_8998" dir="ltr">+ 1 @ Andrew<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_9011" dir="ltr">There can not be an overlap period or a vacant period. In addition to the explanations Andrew has given, the Board procedures avoid that.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_9054" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_9051" dir="ltr">Warm regards,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_9125" dir="ltr">/Janvier Ngnoulaye<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_8976"><span></span></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_8980" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 24px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_8979" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_8978" dir="ltr"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_8984" size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_8982" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">De :</span></b> Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com><br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_9148"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_9147" style="font-weight: bold;">À :</span></b> serge ilunga <sergekbk@gmail.com>; "jnoulaye@yahoo.fr" <jnoulaye@yahoo.fr> <br><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_9132"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437826366837_9131" style="font-weight: bold;">Cc :</span></b> "members-discuss@afrinic.net" <members-discuss@afrinic.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Envoyé le :</span></b> Samedi 25 juillet 2015 8h03<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Objet :</span></b> RE: [rpd] Re: [members-discuss] Board Chair and Vice Chair<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv9698250443"><style>#yiv9698250443 #yiv9698250443 --
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Hi Serge,</span></div>
<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Just for the record, I am responding in my personal capacity here.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Firstly, let me respond to the comments about continuity. The chair of the board in a normal situation is there to chair the meetings,
and is there to act as the voice of the board before the community. Everything the chair knows is shared with the rest of the board, board meetings are minuted and the rotation of the board and the way we do it already provides continuity. I would say that
if we were to appoint a brand new member of the board as chair, there could be an issue, but providing that whoever is appointed chair has been on the board for a year or more, I fail to see the issue here, since each member of the board should be completed
versed in the workings of the board.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">With regards to your second point about oversight on their own elections. This is actually fundamentally inaccurate.
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Firstly, the nominations are overseen by the nominations committee, which has a single board representative on the committee. Under
section 9.1 of the bylaws, no person who is domiciled in a region who’s seat is open for renewal or is a candidate for election is eligible for a seat on this committee. As an example, using the sitting board members and the regions, by section 9.1 of the
bylaws, no person in any country falling under the West Africa or North Africa regions (which include the chair and the vice chair), or anyone standing for an independent seat is eligible to be on the NomCom.</span></div>
<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Secondly, the elections are NOT overseen by the chair of the board. The elections themselves are overseen by the Elections Committee,
which comprises of staff members of AfriNIC as designated by the Chief Executive Officer (section 10 of the bylaws). As such, the board has no role in the election committee, its composition or its function.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Thanks</span></div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Andrew</span></div>
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<div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv9698250443yqt1004773667" id="yiv9698250443yqt70385"><div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" lang="EN-US"> rpd-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:rpd-bounces@afrinic.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>serge ilunga<br clear="none">
<b>Sent:</b> 24 July 2015 20:59<br clear="none">
<b>To:</b> jnoulaye@yahoo.fr<br clear="none">
<b>Cc:</b> members-discuss@afrinic.net; Rpd List <rpd@afrinic.net><br clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [rpd] Re: [members-discuss] Board Chair and Vice Chair</span></div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal">Congratulations Chair and Vice chair.</div>
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I would like to share with members some facts.</div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">I've observed that both chairman and vice chairman's terms expire at same time that is next AGM in June 2016
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Though it may be unlikely that if none get reelected, common sense, good practice and Business Continuity would suggest
different way where at least one of the two is on seat during beyond June 2016.
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">This also means that the chairs will have oversight of their own election raising more accountability challenges.</span></div>
<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the recent discussion about how previous chair and vice got swapped during AFRINIC 21 ( November 2014), one of the
reasons cited was for smooth transition.</span></div>
<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">It now appears that this has not been followed and openining a door to not following established principles .</span></div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">This might be a good reason to get the Governance Committee established to advise on such cases.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">Kind Regards.</div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal">On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 12:20 PM, <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:jnoulaye@yahoo.fr" target="_blank" href="mailto:jnoulaye@yahoo.fr">
jnoulaye@yahoo.fr</a> <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:jnoulaye@yahoo.fr" target="_blank" href="mailto:jnoulaye@yahoo.fr">jnoulaye@yahoo.fr</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black;">Congrats to the new Chair and Vice-Chair.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black;">You have our support.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black;">Regards,</span></div>
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<div class="yiv9698250443MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black;">/Janvier Ngnoulaye</span></div>
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<b>Envoyé le :</b> Vendredi 24 juillet 2015 11h08<br clear="none">
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At a Board meeting on 22 July 2015, Sunday Folayan was elected as Chair,<br clear="none">
and Haitham El-Nakhal was elected Vice-Chair. They will serve for one<br clear="none">
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