<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div>On 5/22/17, 11:53 AM, "Chevalier du Borg" <<a href="mailto:virtual.borg@gmail.com">virtual.borg@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-05-22 12:31 GMT+04:00 Jackson Muthili <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jacksonmuthi@gmail.com" target="_blank">jacksonmuthi@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 2:14 AM, Sander Steffann <<a href="mailto:sander@steffann.nl">sander@steffann.nl</a>> wrote:<br>
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> stating that formal learning is globally accepted as being critical for leadership capabilities is far fetched.<br><br></span><br><br>
when i look at your RIPE Board each individual is a distinguished<br>
achiever both academically and professionally. your chair studied at<br>
one of the best universities in the world.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He did not say we ignore their academic achievement.</div><div>He actually say their professional achievement is much important, even more than academic one</div></div></div></div></blockquote></span><div><br></div><div>So “professional” covers many facets. I might be the best routing expert in the world but very little business acumen. And Vis Vasa. </div><div><br></div><div>So whats the Job to be done as a board member of an RIR??.</div><div><br></div><div>The best routing expert might not have the necessary skill sets for this role.</div><div><br></div><div>I believe this thread is really asking whether as Afrinic we have set up the right criteria to get the best leadership for the current and near challenges.</div><div><br></div><div>Reference has been made to CEO’s without the qualifications succeeding. Please go back and look at the board make up of all those CEO’s organizations, and I can guarantee you they will mostly have MBA’s PHD’s etc.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> Regards</div><div><br></div><div>BN</div></body></html>