Dear RIPE NCC Members, It is with great regret that the RIPE NCC Executive Board announces the resignation of Daniel Karrenberg as General Manager of the RIPE NCC effective no later than July 1999. Daniel's motivation to end his responsibilities as General Manager of the RIPE NCC is personal and family related. Daniel wishes to spend more quality time with his family and his wife looks forward to the opportunity of resuming her professional career. The executive Board fully understands and accepts the reasons behind Daniel's decision to vacate his function. The Board will shortly be advertising the position and contracting a professional recruitment organisation to help with the administrative side of finding a suitable replacement. This process is in keeping with the openness and neutrality in which the RIPE NCC operates. The new manager will be selected by the RIPE NCC Executive Board, as the RIPE NCC statutes stipulate. We hope to announce a decision before May. Daniel's absolute commitment to the success of the RIPE NCC over the past seven years is sincerely appreciated by the Board. The Board welcomes his willingness to stay with the RIPE NCC to work on new projects and services. We will work both with him and the new management to define a suitable arrangement. Regards, Keith Mitchell RIPE NCC Chairman