<div dir="auto"><div>Hi all,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I would like to share the latest update regarding the Board seat 14. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As follow-up of process described by Farzaneh, I led the discussion with CSG leadership. After going back and forth, we agreed at NCSG PC to reappoint the incumbent Chris Buckridge for a second term acknowledging the differences between the 2 groups on the matter. We will discuss with him later about NCSG expectations. We will also review the procedure and discuss with CSG based the learnings and shortcomings.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"> I want to thank all candidates for applying and going through interview process with us and CSG. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rafik </div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 9, 2026, 01:30 farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:00001deb507b73c5-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu">00001deb507b73c5-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto"> Dear NCSG,<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">I am pleased to report that we are moving forward rapidly with the process of selecting a Board candidate. We completed the first round of interviews, conducted jointly with the Commercial Stakeholder Group. Last week, we proceeded with follow-up interviews led by the NCSG Policy Committee.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">I am also happy to share that we have a strong pool of highly qualified candidates.<br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">This week CSG and NCSG leaders will try to see if they can come to consensus on a candidate. <br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit">Thank you for your patience as we navigate this process. It is possible that we come up with a name by March11. <br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit"><br style="font-size:inherit"><br></div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div></div>
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