Dear colleagues, I would like to update you on some recent changes to our management team structure. Kaveh Ranjbar has announced that he will be resigning from his role as the RIPE NCC's Chief Information Officer. During his time at the RIPE NCC, Kaveh led work on our global information services and research and development activities, including the development of K-root along with RIPE Atlas, RIPEstat, RIS and other measurement services. His achievements during his time at the RIPE NCC include ensuring greater stability for K-root, and extending the global reach of our Internet measurement services. He also served as the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Liaison to the ICANN Board of Directors, a member of the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee, and Chair and Trustee of the IETF Trust. I thank Kaveh for his 15 years of service at the RIPE NCC, and wish him all the best. One of the wonderful things about being a part of RIPE is that even when we must say goodbye to a colleague, we welcome them back as members of the community, and I'm certain that we will see Kaveh continue his exemplary work in the future. Felipe Victolla Silveira has been appointed to the role of Chief Technology Officer and will serve as acting Chief Registry Officer until a replacement is in place. We are in the process of recruiting a new Chief Registry Officer, who will take over the task of managing the registry from Felipe. We are keen to find the right person for this important role, and we invite suitable applications from the RIPE community for this position. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC