Hi, I am fully inline with that opinion. Would not have said better.
Thank you for this, Owen ! Regards, Clément Cavadore On Tue, 2026-04-14 at 10:18 -0700, Owen DeLong via Pdb-gov wrote: > I have tremendous respect for both Arnold and Yolanda. Either would > be excellent board members. > > However, I agree that with a 5-member board, 40% membership held by a > single organization is an issue. It’s more than a perception issue. > As others have pointed out, it’s a majority of quorum. In fact, it’s > a supermajority of minimum quorum. > > Independent of who the candidates are, I would support a requirement > that each of the 5 board members be from distinct organizations. > > Owen > > > > On Apr 14, 2026, at 10:11, Thomas Wodarek via Pdb-gov > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > A similar rule exists for the Kubernetes Steering Committee if > > we're looking for inspiration from other community organizations. > > They require any given company have no more than 1/3 representation > > (so a maximum of 2 seats on their 7 member committee), and lay out > > rules for how to handle this when problems > > arise: https://github.com/kubernetes/steering/blob/main/elections.m > > d#maximal-representation > > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 1:00 PM Barry O'Donovan via Pdb-gov > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > This discussion needs to be decoupled from the candidates, as I’d > > > happily give either my vote. > > > > > > This is simply a matter of good (corporate) governance: there > > > should be a limit of one on people serving as directors from the > > > same organisation. > > > > > > As it stands, bylaw 2.3.2 prevents members who are affiliated > > > with each other having more than one vote. It surely then makes > > > no sense to have two directors from the same org 🤷♂️ > > > > > > - Barry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 14/04/2026 11:45:14, "John van Oppen via Pdb-gov" > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Why would we force this or make a rule vs just letting the > > > > voting community decide? 2/5 is not an organizational risk, > > > > perception only risks should be handled through the voting > > > > process in my mind. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Pdb-gov <[email protected]> On Behalf > > > > Of Theo Voss via Pdb-gov > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 9:43 AM > > > > To: Stephen McManus <[email protected]> > > > > Cc: Chris Caputo <[email protected]>; > > > > [email protected]; Chris Caputo <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: [PDB Gov] Risk of excessive DE-CIX influence on > > > > PeeringDB > > > > > > > > +1, 5 seats should represent the entire PeeringDB community. > > > > Having them > > > > +occupied by 2 people from > > > > the same company creates an unhealthy imbalance from my POV. > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Theo Voss, Inter.link > > > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > > On Tuesday, 04/14/26 at 18:40 Stephen McManus via Pdb-gov > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > +1 to the perception problem. I would not consider running > > > > while Alex Corso as we both work at Meta. I like working with > > > > both Yolandi and Arnold but imo we should have a rule to > > > > prevent >1 sitting board member from the same organization. > > > > > > > > I think a looser rule for committee membership could be > > > > considered as well if we do consider that: > 2? > > > > > > > > -Steve > > > > > > > > > On Apr 14, 2026, at 11:50 AM, Chris Caputo via Pdb-gov > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > >
