Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 186th meeting in June 2025. The minutes from these meetings are now available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2025/186th-executive-b... The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. ------------------ Main Items ------------------ - Updates were provided on the RIPE NCC legal entity in Dubai concerning governance and legal structures, and resolutions were passed addressing the entity’s financial matters. - The Executive Board reviewed and approved the RIPE NCC Treasury Statute, according to the agreed yearly review cycle. - Fergal Cunningham, RIPE NCC Head of Membership Engagement, and Ulka Athale, RIPE NCC Specialist Communications/Marketing Officer, moderated a strategy session with the Executive Board. - Yannou Tamis from the Governance Academy joined and gave a presentation on the advisory and implementation process regarding potential changes to the RIPE NCC’s governance structure. - The board assigned roles to its members for the upcoming term. - There was a closed session with the Executive Board, RIPE NCC Managing Director and RIPE NCC CHRO to discuss the matter of remuneration for the RIPE Chair Team. ----------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ----------------------------- Resolution EB#186-R-01 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#183, EB#184, and EB#185. Resolution EB#186-R-02 The RIPE NCC Executive Board assigns the following roles to Executive Board members for the upcoming term: Chair - Ondřej Filip Secretary - Piotr Strzyżewski Treasurer - Raymond Jetten NRO EC Meeting Observer - Sander Steffann Academic and NRENs - Maria Häll Members-discuss moderator - Piotr Strzyżewski Resolution EB#186-R-03 The RIPE NCC Executive Board reviewed and approves the RIPE NCC Treasury Statute, according to the agreed yearly review cycle. Resolution EB#186-R-04 “The RIPE NCC, acting as the sole member and sole shareholder of the RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC, adopts the audited RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC Financial Statements 31 December 2024”. Resolution EB#186-R-05 We hereby agree and RESOLVE the following: BE IT RESOLVED that any two of the following directors of RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC (“RIPE NCC ME”): 1. Mr. Hans Petter Holen of Norwegian Nationality and holder of Passport No. XXX; 2. Ms. Athina Fragkouli of Hellenic Nationality and holder of Passport No. XXX; 3. Mr. Hisham Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim of Egyptian Nationality and holder of Passport No. XXX; 4. Mr. Simon Jan Haijtink of Dutch Nationality and holder of Passport No. XXX; be and are hereby authorized jointly to issue, sign, and endorse cheques and payments transfers (electronic and hard copy) up to the value of AED XXX on any of the RIPE NCC ME bank accounts with any bank or financial institution in the UAE, including but not limited to the current bank account with Emirates NBD Bank PJSC. Resolution EB#186-R-06 The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the loan agreement between the RIPE NCC and the RIPE NCC Middle East FZ-LLC, effective as per 1 May 2025, executed pursuant to Resolution EB#181-R-01, noting that the annual interest rate is 5.31% rather than the 5.48% originally stated in Resolution EB#181-R-01.