<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-05-22 13:57 GMT+04:00 Mark Elkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mje@posix.co.za" target="_blank">mje@posix.co.za</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>Degrees are all well and fine - but you primarily want successful
Leaders. People who have been on other Boards in the ICT world
make sense. (ISPA, Registries, ISP's, ISOC, ICANN and RIRs).
Experience from non-profit boards also makes sense (as AFRINIC is
a non-Profit company in the IT world)<br></p></blockquote><div><br></div><div>i will take that as better indicator than academic qualification. At leats being on another bord, they would have learn some important functions of being board membre.</div><div> </div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>
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<p>Candidates should not be too young (that is, still in or just out
of University or still doing their PhD) </p></blockquote><div><br></div><div>really?!!! we already have council of elders in a continent rulled by league of old men!!! young people (under 25) who have start company, raised money and build a team to deliver product to the market ... why should that be less important that some old guy man milking the privilege of his old age?</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>and have worked for five
years+ in the IT Industry - as well as respected and known by
their local industry. Having chairman, auditor or financial skills
and responsibilities can only help.<br></p></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Not just work. Work in managerial role. and those skill you mention? yes!!!!!!!!!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>
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AFRINIC - although non-profit - is still a business. I want a Board
with business experience.</blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>yes!!! yes!!! yes!!! and if you have a PhD or MBA in Green BGP for IoT Big Data, even better!!! </div></div><br><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Borg le Chevalier<br>___________________________________<br>"Common sense is what tells us the world is flat" </div>
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