Affiliation: Addrex, Inc.
Candidate Assessment: Qualifications Not Confirmed
Candidate Questionnaire
1. ARIN Board of Trustees Qualifications and Responsibilities:
Please review the ARIN Board of Trustees Expected Qualifications and Responsibilities thoroughly.
Please describe, providing specific details, any barriers you foresee to your fully meeting those qualifications and undertaking those responsibilities. Trustees’ responsibilities have usually require about 5-10 hours per week.
I don’t foresee any barriers.
2. Conflicts of Interest
a) Please disclose any conflicts of interest you may have, real or perceived, that would impact your ability to perform your duty as a member of the ARIN Board of Trustees. (If no conflicts, please enter “N/A”)
There are no conflicts of interest.
b) How do you propose to resolve any conflicts identified in (a)? (If no conflicts identified, please enter “N/A”)
N/A
c) Are you currently eligible to serve on the Board of Trustees according to the Conflict of Interest Requirements and the eligibility requirements?
Yes
d) If not currently eligible, describe how you will become eligible to serve, if elected (i.e., “If elected, I will resign from the position of ________ before 31 Dec 2025”). If currently eligible, please enter “N/A”.
N/A
3. Education:
a) Please list any educational degree(s) you received, the institution and the date issued.
Bowie State University – Bowie, MD, USA Bachelor of Business Administration, Concentration in Accounting Magna Cum Laude (1994)
b) Please list any professional designations, certifications, or development education (non-degree) and the dates completed.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – State of New York (Licensure: 11/09/1998) INACTIVE
4. Employment and Experience:
a) Please provide the name of any company or organization you currently are employed by, or from which you receive directly or indirectly a material portion of your compensation. Please describe the business of each such entity, your current title, and the office address of the organization.
Denuo, Inc. (subsidiary Addrex, Inc.)
b) Please refer to the ARIN Board of Trustees Guidance to the 2025 Nomination Committee in answering this question: Please describe your relevant professional experience and expertise and explain how this background will make you an effective Trustee.
Chief Financial Officer with 15 years of leadership and financial management experience in telecommunications, internet, advertising, mining and federal government in the USA and abroad in China and West Africa.
I have a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and I passed the New York CPA exam although I am currently inactive. Spent the past 8 years as CFO and 4 years as Chairman of the Board of Directors of a IPv4 Broker.
My background has given me complementary exposure to challenges similar to ARIN’s in a Trustee’s oversight role including the following:
- Being elected to and sitting on Denuo, Inc.’s board of directors as Chairman of the Board for the past 4 years.
- Lead the financial operations of 3 Asia based telecom / internet publicly traded companies, one Africa based mining company and a US based IPv4 broker.
- My board experience not only includes 4 years as a board member Chairman, I also had extensive interaction with board members as a CFO and CEO of NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange listed companies.
- Leading the financial operations of early China internet pioneers such as China.com and subsequently as the CFO of Denuo, Inc. and its subsidiary Addrex, Inc. In addition, I served as CFO of China Techfaith, a cellphone manufacturer.
- Experience dealing with legal or risk management situations
I have experience in dealing with shareholder lawsuits, employee lawsuits, and various risk management situations including regulatory risk, country risk, creditor risk, supplier risk, geopolitical risk, currency risk, internal control risk, - Experience with strategic planning for an organization with ARIN’s scope and size
I was head of finance for CDC Corporation which amassed cash of $150 million, total assets of $600 million and revenue of $350 million. This is in comparison to ARIN’s cash of $36 million, $46 million and revenue of $28 million. - Experience with and understanding of the Board’s oversight role with respect to risk management
Corporate risk management is a comprehensive process that involves identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risks that could negatively impact an organization’s objectives, operations and assets.
ARIN’s objectives are unique: allocating and managing IP addresses and ASNs, facilitating policy development for these resources, and promoting the growth and stability of the internet through informational outreach.
ARIN’s operations are also quite unique: manages and distributes internet number resources like IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6) and Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) within its service region, which includes the United States, Canada, and many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands. It acts as a regional internet registry, ensuring the stable and efficient operation of the internet by managing these resources and providing related services.
ARIN’s assets are less unique in nature: Financial Assets, Human Capital, Intellectual Property and Knowhow, Reputation and Goodwill.
Given my 4 years of experience as a Chairman of our Board of Directors and my 19 years of working with various boards as a CFO and CEO I believe I can add value to the oversight function of the board. - Track record of prudent professional financial management
By nature, accountants are conservative and prudent. I have demonstrated my prudent professional financial management style by working with management to reduce costs and streamline operations during covid to extent our financial runway until the economy normalized.
Attach a resume, curriculum vitae, or other biography highlighting your experience most relevant to the duties of the ARIN Board of Trustees. (PDF, DOC, DOCX files only)Remove any personal contact information (postal address, email, and/or phone number) from your resume/CV, as it will be posted publicly as part of the candidate information.
https://arin-elections.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/holbert_christopher_resume.pdf
You may also optionally include additional web links to external websites (e.g., social media), though not as a substitute for your biography. One URL per line.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-patrick-holbert-935405/
5. Governance Experience:
a) Please identify any boards on which you currently serve that carry fiduciary duties, whether at a for-profit or nonprofit organization. Please note how long you have served and what offices, if any, you have held.
Board Chairman (Elected 12/8/2021) / Chief Financial Officer
b) Please identify any other boards on which you have served in the past 10 years that are not included in answer to (a), listing your dates of service.
N/A
c) How does your past governance experience prepare you to help fulfill that role by serving as an ARIN Trustee?
My past governance experience has prepared me to fulfill this role in the following areas:
1. Governance and Oversight: Honed my skills in ethical oversight, compliance, and decision-making for the long-term benefit of the organization.
2. Strategic Thinking: Strengthened my ability to contribute to an organization’s strategic direction, by focusing on the big picture.
3. Decision-Making: Exposed me to experienced directors and allows me to develop reasoned approaches to making crucial decisions.
4. Communication and Collaboration: Improved my ability to work effectively with experts in diverse disciplines and communicate clearly with various audiences.
5. Leadership and Influence: Strengthened my leadership skills, especially when chairing committees or working with other executives.
6. Describe any past experience or involvement with ARIN or other Internet governance bodies.
Although I have attended ARIN meetings in the past, given my Mandarin language skills, I primarily focused on Asia market and worked to interact with participants of APNIC and APRICOT meetings. Although not involved in policy initiatives, attending the meetings allowed me to get exposure to the challenges and opportunities that APNIC face. However, I communicated directly with CNNIC staff in China to understand IPv4 transfer delays to assist our client in effectively communicating with CNNIC and developing solutions.
7. Aside from any governance experience, describe your specific skills, background, and/or areas of expertise you believe will assist the Board in carrying out its duties.
Other than my governance experience, my other skills, background and expertise can assist the board in carrying out the following board duties:
1. Guide ARIN’s strategic direction and Mission
ARIN’s mission is to support the operation and advancement of the Internet by managing Internet number resources, fostering policy development, and engaging in educational outreach. My CFO background allows me to ensure that ARIN efficiently uses resources.
2. Oversee ARIN’s Policy Development Process and ensure that policies developed adhere to the process
Working for a smaller late-stage start-up I was able to gain a lot of experience in developing processes and procedures, evaluating those processes to ensure that the policy is consistent with the objectives of the procedure and make policy changes where needed.
3. Be accountable to the ARIN membership
In my current and past roles, I am ultimately accountable to my shareholders. Being elected four times is the best proof of my success. ARIN members are similar to public and private company shareholders. If elected, I will bring the same level of dedication to accountability that I exhibited at my previous organizations.
4. Approve objectives and evaluate the performance of the President & CEO
I have held various CFO positions in publicly traded and private companies which required me to work with and evaluate the performance of Chief Executive Officers against predefined objectives developed in coordination with board members.
5. Develop and approve ARIN’s strategic plan, operating plan, and annual budget
I have extensive experience in working with management and board members to develop strategic plans, operating plans and annual budgets for various domestic and foreign companies in internet, telecommunications and media industries.
6. Oversee ARIN’s operating and fiscal performance
I have had extensive experience in performing program operational audits for the National Transportation Safety Board where I evaluated the gaps between program goals and results.
7. Regularly attend and participate in Board meetings and committee meetings
As a CFO of a publicly traded company, I attended board meetings on a quarterly basis prior to issuing quarterly financial statements. In between board meetings, I attended various committee meetings including compensation committee, investment committee, Sarbanes Oxley Internal Control progress meetings, weekly sales meetings and investor meetings.