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<div>George Fletcher</div><div>Identity Standards Architect</div><div>Practical Identity LLC</div><div><br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jul 2, 2025, at 11:04 AM, Nat Sakimura via Openid-specs-fapi <openid-specs-fapi@lists.openid.net> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr">Dear FAPI WG: <br><br><p style="border-style:solid;border-width:0px;list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 12px;padding:0px;font-family:"Noto Sans SC","Noto Sans JP","Noto Sans KR","Source Han Sans JP",system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";line-height:28px;color:rgb(35,36,37)">I am writing to strongly recommend <strong style="border-style:solid;border-width:0px">Dima Postnikov</strong> for appointment as Co-Chair of the FAPI Working Group. As current Vice Chairman of the OpenID Foundation Board and Head of Identity Strategy and Architecture at ConnectID, Dima brings exceptional qualifications combining strategic leadership, deep technical expertise, and extensive real-world implementation experience. His unique position overseeing Australia's national digital identity infrastructure, coupled with his previous leadership in consumer identity architecture at Australia's largest banks, provides him with an unparalleled understanding of both the technical requirements and practical challenges facing FAPI implementations globally.</p><p style="border-style:solid;border-width:0px;list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 12px;padding:0px;font-family:"Noto Sans SC","Noto Sans JP","Noto Sans KR","Source Han Sans JP",system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";line-height:28px;color:rgb(35,36,37)">Dima's technical contributions to the FAPI community have been substantial and impactful. As a long-standing FAPI Working Group member, he served as the primary author of the comprehensive Open Banking Whitepapers and has contributed significantly to multiple specifications produced by the FAPI WG. His ability to bridge complex technical concepts with practical implementation guidance is evidenced through his thoughtful technical writing, conference presentations, and active community engagement. Additionally, his experience as Co-Chair of the GAIN PoC Community Working Group demonstrates proven ability to lead technical working groups and drive consensus among diverse stakeholders.</p><p style="border-style:solid;border-width:0px;list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 12px;padding:0px;font-family:"Noto Sans SC","Noto Sans JP","Noto Sans KR","Source Han Sans JP",system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";line-height:28px;color:rgb(35,36,37)">His appointment would provide strategic value through seamless alignment between FAPI WG activities and Foundation-wide objectives, implementation-focused leadership grounded in real-world deployment experience, and a crucial Asia-Pacific regional perspective for global financial ecosystems. Dima's combination of board-level strategic oversight, deep technical knowledge, financial services expertise, and demonstrated commitment to the OpenID Foundation community makes him an ideal candidate to guide the FAPI Working Group through its continued evolution and global adoption.</p><p style="border-style:solid;border-width:0px;list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 12px;padding:0px;font-family:"Noto Sans SC","Noto Sans JP","Noto Sans KR","Source Han Sans JP",system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";line-height:28px;color:rgb(35,36,37)">If you have an objection, please write to the <span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><a href="mailto:openid-specs-fapi-owner@lists.openid.net">openid-specs-fapi-owner@lists.openid.net</a> or to this list by July 9. Of course, explicitly writing +1 would also be very welcome. </span></p><p style="border-style:solid;border-width:0px;list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 12px;padding:0px;font-family:"Noto Sans SC","Noto Sans JP","Noto Sans KR","Source Han Sans JP",system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";line-height:28px;color:rgb(35,36,37)"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Best regards, </span></p><p style="border-style:solid;border-width:0px;list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 12px;padding:0px;font-family:"Noto Sans SC","Noto Sans JP","Noto Sans KR","Source Han Sans JP",system-ui,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";line-height:28px;color:rgb(35,36,37)"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Nat Sakimura<br>FAPI WG Co-chair</span></p></div>
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