Board and Governance
The RIPE NCC Middle East FZ LLC is fully owned by the RIPE NCC. The Articles of Association governing it are available. Policies that apply to RIPE NCC staff also apply to the staff of the RIPE NCC Middle East FZ LLC.
The general manager of the RIPE NCC Middle East FZ LLC is Hisham Ibrahim. His role as RIPE NCC Chief Community Officer remains unchanged.
Corporate Documents
Board Members
The RIPE NCC Middle East FZ LLC has three Board members. The roles are currently held as follows:
Chair: Hans Petter Holen
Secretary: Athina Fragkouli
Treasurer: Simon-Jan Haytink
Hans Petter Holen
RIPE NCC Managing Director
Hans Petter Holen is the RIPE NCC Managing Director.
The Managing Director of the RIPE NCC is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the organisation in line with the strategy approved by the Executive Board. He attends meetings of the Executive Board as set out in the Articles of Association.
The Managing Director serves on the Executive Council of the Number Resource Organization (NRO), which is the coordinating body for the world’s Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
Athina Fragkouli
Chief Legal Officer
Athina is responsible for the RIPE NCC's legal affairs and relevant risks to the organisation, including:
- RIPE NCC legal and regulatory compliance
- RIPE NCC corporate governance
- RIPE NCC legal matters related to Internet governance, public policy, national authorities and law enforcement agencies (LEAs)
- Legal impact analysis as part of the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP) and technical discussions
Simon-Jan Haytink
Chief Financial Officer
Simon-Jan is responsible for controlling and managing the RIPE NCC's financial resources within its risk appetite. This includes ensuring that all financial transactions, systems and procedures comply with regulations, accounting principles and standards.
Hisham Ibrahim
Chief Community Officer
Hisham is responsible for managing and leading the External Engagement and Community budget and activities.
External Engagement and Community consists of:
- Community building and membership engagement
- Learning and development
- External coordination and collaboration