At https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/misc/2026-04-14_election.html I see that two DE-CIX personnel are running for the 5-person PeeringDB Board, based on their names also being present on https://www.de-cix.net/en/about-de-cix/the-team:
- Arnold Nipper, Chief Technology Evangelist and Co-Founder - Yolandi Cloete, Interconnection Community and Academy Manager While board members are expected to serve independently of their affiliations, I am concerned about the potential risks of 2/5th's of the PeeringDB Board having the same conflict of interest. Thus I ask that either Arnold or Yolandi rapidly consider withdrawing from this election prior to the end of the April 14th 23:59:59 UTC 2026 call for candidates, just over 8 hours from now. I am sure both individuals are upstanding, but the perception of capture by DE-CIX is, in my opinion, not a good look and not a good risk for the PeeringDB community to be faced with. Since I don't see Yolandi as even subscribed to pdb-gov@, I will forward this to her after sending to the list. (Arnold is subscribed.) Thank you for your consideration. Chris
