<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang="EN-IE" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"> <div class="WordSection1"> Kaj<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If you are on the Board of a company / organisation you have a fiduciary responsibility to it. That’s crystal clear to me. <o:p></o:p> Yes, Board members are meant to represent our interests and we can choose to replace them if we are unhappy with their performance. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Michele<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -- <o:p></o:p> Mr Michele Neylon<o:p></o:p> Blacknight Solutions<o:p></o:p> Hosting, Colocation & Domains<o:p></o:p> <a href="https://www.blacknight.com/">https://www.blacknight.com/</a><o:p></o:p> <a href="https://blacknight.blog/">https://blacknight.blog/</a><o:p></o:p> Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072<o:p></o:p> Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090<o:p></o:p> Personal blog: <a href="https://michele.blog/">https://michele.blog/</a><o:p></o:p> Some thoughts: <a href="https://ceo.hosting/">https://ceo.hosting/</a><o:p></o:p> -------------------------------<o:p></o:p> Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I have sent this email at a time that is convenient for me. I do not expect you to respond to it outside of your usual working hours.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container"> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> From: Kaj Niemi <kajtzu@basen.net> Date: Friday, 12 April 2024 at 13:44 To: Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele@blacknight.com>, members-discuss@ripe.net <members-discuss@ripe.net> Subject: Re: [members-discuss] [comms-circle] Re: Re: Re: [ncc-announce] [GM] Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 Proposals<o:p></o:p> </div> <div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid #FFCACA 1.0pt;padding:12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;background:#FFCACA;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-right:0cm"> [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please use caution when opening attachments from unrecognised sources.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div> Hi,<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> Yes, it we chose to read different parts of the same page. The words "board members are fully responsible towards the RIPE NCC membership" look pretty clean cut to me. Remember, one cannot really serve two masters. One must choose one to avoid agency issues.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> Kaj<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div style="margin-left:36.0pt"> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> </div> <div> From: Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele@blacknight.com> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2024 15:27 To: Kaj Niemi <kajtzu@basen.net>; members-discuss@ripe.net <members-discuss@ripe.net> Subject: Re: [members-discuss] [comms-circle] Re: Re: Re: [ncc-announce] [GM] Draft RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025 Proposals<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p></o:p> </div> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;display:table;border-spacing:0px;box-sizing:border-box"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="4" style="width:3.35pt;background:#A6A6A6;padding:5.25pt 1.5pt 5.25pt 1.5pt"> </td> <td width="609" style="width:456.85pt;background:#EAEAEA;padding:5.25pt 3.75pt 5.25pt 11.25pt"> You don't often get email from michele@blacknight.com. <a href="https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification">Learn why this is important</a><o:p></o:p> </td> <td width="10" style="width:7.8pt;background:#EAEAEA;padding:5.25pt 3.75pt 5.25pt 3.75pt"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Kaj<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> The RIPE NCC Executive Board’s role is fairly well explained on the RIPE site:<o:p></o:p> <a href="https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/">https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> They *represent* the members, but they are *responsible* to/for the organisation<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Regards<o:p></o:p> Michele<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> --<o:p></o:p> Mr Michele Neylon<o:p></o:p> Blacknight Solutions<o:p></o:p> Hosting, Colocation & Domains<o:p></o:p> <a href="https://www.blacknight.com/">https://www.blacknight.com/</a><o:p></o:p> <a href="https://blacknight.blog/">https://blacknight.blog/</a><o:p></o:p> Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072<o:p></o:p> Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090<o:p></o:p> Personal blog: <a href="https://michele.blog/">https://michele.blog/</a><o:p></o:p> Some thoughts: <a href="https://ceo.hosting/">https://ceo.hosting/</a><o:p></o:p> -------------------------------<o:p></o:p> Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> I have sent this email at a time that is convenient for me. 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