AfriNIC Board Nomination form

Nominated by (full Name): Muriuki Mureithi

Nominee (Full Name): Brian Longwe
Organization (or affiliation): Summit Strategies Ltd
Physical address: P. O. Box 62454-00200, Nairobi, KENYA
e-mail address: mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke
Phone number: +254 20 3875824
Fax number: +254 20 38572384
Country and sub-region: Kenya, East Africa

Brief statement explaining the candidate's background and motivation (Not more than 500 words):

Brian Longwe is the incumbent primary board member for the East African region. Since election to the board in 2004, he has participated with other Board member, the CEO and staff of AfriNIC in bringing the organisation to gain full recognition as a Regional Internet Registry by ICANN in April 2005. Prior to and since gaining full recognition, AfriNIC has undergone a number of significant changes, the most crucial being the transfer and enrollment of members (LIRs) from other regional internet registries and the establishment of an operational base, legal, financial and administrative structures. At the moment the current Board is in the process of establishing structures that will facilitate better governance of the affairs of the organisation. These range from the definition of various policies to the establishment of a number of Board committees to better provide support to the CEO and staff of the organisation in fulfilling the mandate and objectives of the organisation.

Brian Longwe serves a Chairman of one of the Board committees and is a member on a number of others. It is his earnest wish that he be allowed to continue in his service to the community in capacity as Board member from the Eastern African region.

Brian's long experience and involvement with AfriNIC ever since the initial proposal in 1998 has helped the organisation grow into it's current status. His 14 years of experience in information and communications technologies institutions in various countries in Africa has also helped him obtain a wide range of skills and capacity which are of benefit to AfriNIC and the member community as a whole. Brian has played a key role in Africa's Internet industry over the past 10 years in the following organisations:

- 1996-1997: Form-Net Africa: Nairobi, Kenya - Network Manager

- 1997-1999: Mission Aviation Fellowship, Nairobi, Kenya - Information Systems Manager

- 1999-2005: ISPKenya Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya - Chief Technology Officer

- 2001-2004: African Network Operator Group, Continental - Track Leader, Instructor and member of organising Committe

- 2002-Present: African Internet Service Providers Association, Continental - General Manager

- 2005-Present: InHand Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya - Chief Executive Officer

I hereby request your support in my nomination and vote in the election.

Brian Longwe