Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that our new RIPE Chair team has now officially started their five-year term as of RIPE 91, which took place in Bucharest from 20-24 October 2025. Mirjam Kühne will continue in her role as RIPE Chair, and Anna Wilson will be the new RIPE Vice Chair. On behalf of the RIPE NCC, I extend a warm welcome to our new RIPE Chair team. I would also like to extend my thanks to Niall O'Reilly for having served the community as the RIPE Vice Chair for the past five years. Niall, your thoughtfulness and near encyclopaedic knowledge of RIPE and how it has evolved has been invaluable. Thank you again for your work. My sincere thanks to Jan Zorz for serving as the Chair of the RIPE NomCom and leading the RIPE Chair selection process as well as all the NomCom volunteers and liaisons who contributed their time to this important community process, and to all the RIPE Chair and Vice Chair nominees. Hans Petter Holen CEO and Managing Director RIPE NCC