<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><font face="Menlo-Regular" class="">Dear Hans Petter,</font></div><div class=""><font face="Menlo-Regular" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Menlo-Regular" class="">Thank you for all the work as a RIPE Chair! I wish you all the best in your new role and </font><span class="" style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;">Mirjam and Niall a good start as the new RIPE Chair and Co-Chair!</span></div><div class=""><font face="Menlo-Regular" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Menlo-Regular" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Menlo-Regular" class="">Best Regards</font></div><div class=""><font face="Menlo-Regular" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Menlo-Regular" class=""> Stefan</font></div></body></html>