Board Elections
The LONAP Board consists of four elected directors and one appointed director.
TWO nominations were received and are listed below in alphabetical order:
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David CROFT of Comtec Enterprises Ltd
- Proposed by Sebastien Lahtinen of NetConnex Broadband Ltd
- Seconded by Paul Thornton of PRT Systems Ltd
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Tema HASSAN of Zayo Infrastructure France S.A.
- Proposed by Paul Merrin of WightFibre Limited
- Seconded by Richard Patterson of Sky UK Limited
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There is ONE seat available on the LONAP board and we have received TWO valid nominations.
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Voting will take place using the Single Transferable Vote System using the Electoral Reform Society ERS97 STV Rules.
This will be explained on the voting form. The results will be announced as soon as possible after the conclusion of the AGM.
The election statements are published below.
Election Statements
David CROFT
I’d like to thank the Members for their vote of confidence in me over
the past two elections. I am standing for a third and final term
because, while we have made great strides in maturing LONAP both
technically and organisationally over the past six years, there are
several ongoing matters I want to see through to completion.
First, while I have spearheaded several structural improvements - including
the implementation of a Remco and the use of external HR capability to
ensure employees of appropriate talent are recognised, recruited, and
retained - there is some ongoing work to complete to ensure that a
structure is set up so they are also held accountable to the strategic
goals set by the board, now and into the future.
Second, there are exciting (albeit commercially sensitive) upcoming
technical changes in the way LONAP facilitates interconnection that
I have driven, to ensure LONAP remains relevant and useful to its
Members in a world of consolidation and changes in interconnection
strategies.
Long-standing Members will recall my impassioned speech at my
initial election about how interconnection was going to change, which
is now playing out. Our coming strategy will ensure LONAP remains useful
to Members, not merely to justify its existence, but because it will
genuinely bring value to all of them.
Third, I want to continue to be the voice of passion that I am on the
board, to continue to improve our transparency and accountability to
Members. I remain available for discussion with Members at any time,
david at lonap dot net, or on Altnet Slack.
Tema HASSAN
I am standing as a candidate for nomination to service on the LONAP board. Having worked in different organisations as Lonap members, I have enjoyed the benefits and privileges of this community and now relish the challenge to step up and contribute further.
With over 25 years in the industry, I offer a broad experience of the UK and European communications market, with a wealth of technical, commercial and operational expertise.
Commercialisation and development of Tier-1 network across UK&I and Europe
Extensive interactions and contacts with global operators establishing peering and network infrastructure policies
Previous roles within ISP, Carrier, Vendor and Systems Integrators covering all corners of the telecoms industry
LONAP provides enormous value back into the ISP community that goes under the radar, like our Community Training initiative. I believe we need to expand on our marketing messages and give the team more exposure and credit for this, rather than an IXP that just “gets on with it”. Other recent tasks like the ISO27001 project add further value to our brand.
My aim is to continue engagement from the board to the members, and work hard to solicit feedback how we can make LONAP better than ever and where further improvements can be made. I hope to bring my variety of skillsets to LONAP with your vote and contribute to this fantastic organisation.