[General-members] Hello from Mohibul ... Re: The 2025 Slate of Candidates for ARIN Elections

[Mohibul Mahmud]

Hello Team,

First, I would like to thank *John* for the kind introduction. I am
grateful for the opportunity to stand as a candidate for the ARIN Advisory
Council.

By way of background, my name is *Mohibul Mahmud*, and I have built my
career in cloud engineering and networking, with a strong focus on Internet
infrastructure, policy, and community engagement. Over the years, I’ve had
the privilege to work on large-scale systems, collaborating across
technical and policy communities to ensure that Internet number resources
are managed in a fair, secure, and transparent way.

I believe this experience has given me both the *technical expertise* and
the *community perspective* needed to contribute effectively as a member of
the Advisory Council. My goal is to support ARIN’s mission by strengthening
collaboration, improving policy clarity, and ensuring that diverse voices
across our region are heard in the decision-making process.

I am excited about the chance to give back to the ARIN community, and I
look forward to working with all of you in shaping policies that help keep
the Internet stable, secure, and open for everyone.

Thank you.

Mohibul





On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:

> Candidates for ARIN Elections
>
> ARIN Elections will be held online from 3:00 PM ET Thursday, 30 October,
> through 7:00 PM ET Friday, 7 November. These elections will fill three
> seats on the Board of Trustees, five seats on the Advisory Council (AC),
> and one seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC)
> for terms beginning 1 January 2026.
>
> ARIN Board of Trustees Candidates:
>
> • Christopher Holbert (Qualifications Not Confirmed)
> • Lee Howard (Well Qualified)
> • Hank Kilmer (Well Qualified)
> • James Lorimer (Well Qualified)
> • Robert Seastrom (Well Qualified)
> • Mark Thorpe (Qualifications Not Confirmed)
> Note: Richard Gayle has withdrawn as a candidate for the Board of Trustees.
>
> ARIN Advisory Council Candidates:
>
> • Ethan Angele (Qualified)
> • E. Marie Brierley (Qualified)
> • Matthew Cowen (Qualified)
> • Gerry George (Qualified)
> • Altie Jackson (Qualified)
> • Brian Jones (Qualified)
> • Kendrick Knowles (Qualified)
> • Mohibul Mahmud (Qualified)
> • Caleb Ogundele (Qualified)
> • Gus Reese (Qualified)
> • Preston Louis Ursini (Qualified)
> • Alison Wood (Qualified)
>
> NRO NC Candidates:
>
> • Ahmad Enaya (Qualified)
> • Chris Grundemann (Qualified)
> • Alyssa Quinn (Qualified)
> Note: Nick Nugent has withdrawn as a candidate for the NRO NC.
>
>
> Get to Know the Candidates
>
> Candidate biographies and questionnaire responses are available at:
> https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/candidate_bios.pdf.
>
> You are encouraged to submit and view Statements of Support for the
> candidates at: https://www.arin-elections.net/.
>
> All candidates have been subscribed to the General Members Mailing List to
> answer questions from the voting community. If your organization is a
> General Member at ARIN and plans to vote this year, we encourage you to
> join the mailing list to stay up to date on ARIN Elections activity.
>
> ARIN will host a virtual candidate forum for the Board of Trustees
> candidates on Thursday, 16 October, at 2:00 PM ET. Registration for this
> event will open on 18 September.
>
> All candidates have been offered the opportunity to present themselves to
> the community in a brief, prerecorded speech during ARIN 56, and those
> speeches will be made available on ARIN’s YouTube channel during the voting
> period.
>
> We hope you will join us in offering congratulations to this year’s
> candidates. ARIN acknowledges and appreciates the commitment they are
> willing to make toward ensuring the vitality and growth of ARIN, the
> community, and the Internet. ARIN also extends thanks and appreciation to
> the members of the Nomination Committee for their hard work in recruiting
> nominees.
>
> For questions related to the election process, please email
> elections at arin.net.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Curran
> President and CEO
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>
>
> Candidates listed above were classified by an independent, third-party
> vendor based on the Nominee Classification Process in the Election
> Processes. Every nominee is put forward on the slate unless the third-party
> vendor classifies a nominee as “Unable to Qualify.” No nominees were
> assessed as unable to qualify this year.
>
>
> Related Documents
>
> • Bylaws Article VIII: Elections and Appointments (
> https://www.arin.net/about/corporate/bylaws/#article-viii-elections-and-appointments
> ))
> • Nomination Committee Charter (
> https://www.arin.net/about/welcome/board/committees/charters/#nomcom)
> • ARIN Election Processes (
> https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/processes/)
> • 2025 Election Calendar (
> https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/#election-calendar)
> • 2025 Board Guidance to the Nomination Committee (
> https://www.arin.net/vault/participate/oversight/elections/board_nomcom_guidance2025.pdf
> )
>
>
>
>
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