- members-discuss-unmoderated

Re: [ncc-announce] [GM] Proposed Change to RIPE NCC Articles of Association - Board Structure
by Kaj Niemi 24 Sep '26

24 Sep '26

Hi, Interesting post. Calling this a technical clarification understates slightly the governance change. Making the Managing Director an executive director places the person being supervised within the legal board responsible for that supervision. This is really not a good thing even if the spin is that it's a nothingburger and business as usual. RIPE NCC is not a conventional company seeking faster commercial decision-making.... I think. It is a member-funded, community-accountable organization entrusted with critical Internet-number-resource services. Its governance should therefore prioritize independence, transparency, and clear lines of accountability over administrative convenience. I don't think the issue is whether the MD has the authority to run daily operations. The person already does. The issue is whether the member-elected board can independently challenge management, assess performance, set remuneration, plan succession, investigate failures and, if necessary, dismiss the MD. Those functions are inherently more difficult when the MD is a fellow board member rather than clearly accountable to a separate supervisory body. Recusal rules can help with formal votes, but they do not remove the wider problem. A MD who is a board member still participates in board dynamics, receives the same information, influences discussion and may affect what is brought to the board and how it is framed. Other directors may be less willing to raise concerns openly, especially in a relatively small board. If the aim is to align legal responsibility with operational control, the cleaner solution is a genuine separation: management is responsible for execution, while a separately elected supervisory board oversees it. That preserves accountability without mixing the executive and supervisory roles. In a member-funded organization, the board must be able to hold the Managing Director to account independently and without avoidable conflicts. Neither does there seem to be safeties in place, in the AoA, for the MD to not be designated/chosen as (at least) COB. There must be. Combining the executive and chair roles ("CEO Duality") would be a much more serious governance problem than merely making the MD an executive director. The executive runs RIPE NCC; the COB leads the board that must supervise that executive. Giving both roles to one person means that the person being held accountable can also shape the agenda, information flow, and discussion through which accountability is exercised. Again, formal recusals on individual votes do not prevent that structural conflict. In a member-funded organization, the COB should be an independent, member-elected non-executive director, able to organize genuine scrutiny of management and to lead discussions on performance, pay, succession and, where necessary, removal. Given that legal and governance experts were consulted, I would have expected the implications of combining executive and supervisory roles to have been addressed more explicitly. Kaj ________________________________ From: Fergal Cunningham <fergalc(a)ripe.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 16:03 To: ncc-announce(a)ripe.net <ncc-announce(a)ripe.net> Subject: [ncc-announce] [GM] Proposed Change to RIPE NCC Articles of Association - Board Structure Dear RIPE NCC members, At the upcoming General Meeting, we are proposing a change to the RIPE NCC Articles of Association (AoA) to bring our formal governance structure in line with the way the organisation already works in practice. Under the proposal, the current RIPE NCC Executive Board will become the RIPE NCC Board. The seven Board members elected by the membership will continue to serve as non-executive Board members, while the RIPE NCC CEO will become an executive member of the same Board. This is primarily a matter of making our legal structure accurately reflect the roles that the Board and the CEO already perform, without changing the fundamental balance of governance at the RIPE NCC. Our Chief Legal Officer, Athina Fragkouli, has published a RIPE Labs article that explains what these changes are and why we are proposing them. https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flabs.ripe…<https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/moving-to-a-new-board-structure/> Supporting documentation will be published on 30 September. Members will vote on the proposed changes to the AoA at the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting on 28-30 October. Details on how to participate in the GM and register your vote are available at: https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ripe.…<https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/oct-2026/> If you have questions or comments on the proposed changes, please comment on the article or discuss with fellow members on the Members Discuss mailing list: <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC ----- To unsubscribe from this mailing list or change your subscription options, please visit: https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailman.r…<https://mailman.ripe.net/mailman3/lists/ncc-announce.ripe.net/> As we have migrated to Mailman 3, you will need to create an account with the email matching your subscription before you can change your settings. More details at: https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ripe.…<https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/mailman-3-migration/>

4 4

Undeliverable: Outgoing mail failed
by Mail Delivery System 24 Sep '26

24 Sep '26

1 0

ご発注内容物のご確認についてのご案内
by カスタマーサポート 24 Sep '26

24 Sep '26

1 0

ご発注の内訳を専用ページでご覧いただけます
by カスタマーサポート 24 Sep '26

24 Sep '26

1 0

Toner Compatibili: La ripartenza costa meno: scopri le nostre offerte aggiornate
by Toner Compatibili 23 Sep '26

23 Sep '26

🔄 Si riparte: tutto pronto per tornare al lavoro! Le ferie sono finite e le attivita' ripartono a pieno ritmo. Dopo qualche giorno di pausa, e' il momento di rimettersi in moto e avere tutto cio' che serve per lavorare senza interruzioni. 🖨️ Toner compatibili di alta qualita' Per la ripartenza puoi contare su soluzioni affidabili, convenienti e pensate per aiutarti a ridurre i costi di stampa. ✅ 100% Toner compatibili e con qualita' paragonabile agli originali ✅ Stampe nitide, professionali e durature ✅ Spedizione gratuita per ordini di toner a partire da 50,00€ 💰 Riparti con il massimo risparmio: Dal 10% al 20% di sconto sull'acquisto di almeno 3 o 4 toner neri (in base al modello). Sconti fino al 20% anche sui toner a colori. 🤝 Siamo di nuovo al tuo fianco. Una buona occasione per fare scorta e affrontare la ripartenza senza il rischio di rimanere senza toner proprio quando ne hai piu' bisogno. Rispondi a questa email comunicando il modello della tua stampante e ti invieremo un preventivo senza impegno. Rispondendo a questa email ti invieremo anche i nostri contatti e recensioni certificate. Se hai ricevuto questa email per errore, per favore comunicacelo. Nel caso desideri essere cancellato rispondi a questa email con "cancellami" Oppure premi qui ed invia per cancellarti

1 0

ご注文の商品が本日お届け予定です
by Amazo‍n.co.jp 23 Sep '26

23 Sep '26

ご不在の‌ため荷物を営業所に持ち戻りましたご不在のため荷物‍を営業‍所で保管し‌ています。本日中に再配送日‌時をご指定ください。 [画像: Amazon] (https://rongcaitex.com/SCAGd88VF5.saitama.jp) 注文履歴 (https://rongcaitex.com/SCAGd88VF5.saitama.jp) アカウントサービス (https://rongcaitex.com/SCAGd88VF5.saitama.jp) 再‍購入 (https://rongcaitex.com/SCAGd88VF5.saitama.jp) ご不在の‌ため荷物を営業所に持ち戻りました注文済み発送済みご‍不‍在・持ち戻り配達済み本日の配送にお伺いしましたが、お客様はお留守で‌した。荷物は最寄りの‌営業所にて一時的に保管しております。保管期間を過ぎますと自‌動的に返送となりますので、お‌早めに再‌配送日時をご‌指定ください。注文番号 503-7049365-9878050 再配送日時を指定‍する (https://rongcaitex.com/SCAGd88VF5.saitama.jp) ©2026 Am‌azon.com. All rights reserved. Amazonのロゴ、Amazon.co.jpおよび、Amazon.co.jpのロゴは、Amazon.com, Inc.またはその関連会社の商標です。送信者：アマゾンジャパン合同会社住所・各種お問い合わせについては、こちら (https://rongcaitex.com/SCAGd88VF5.saitama.jp)の「販売業者」欄をご参照ください。Amazon.co.jpプ… (https://rongcaitex.com/SCAGd88VF5.saitama.jp)

1 0