The Board of the Community Media Network, chaired by lawyer Taghreed Dughmi, approved the appointment of Etaf Roudan as the network's Director General. The board also confirmed the existing management team, which includes Administrative and Financial Director Mahmoud Al-Bourini and Content Director Mohammed Ersan, following the retirement of the network's founder and former Director General, Daoud Kuttab.

The meeting took place at the network's headquarters in the presence of board members, either in person or via Zoom. A moving farewell ceremony was held for the network's founder, Daoud Kuttab, attended by the network's staff and a number of friends.

In his farewell address, Daoud Kuttab expressed the difficulty of leaving the project he had initiated and worked on for a quarter of a century. He noted that the requirements of sustainability and growth necessitate that any institution be built on teamwork, rather than concentrating decision-making in one person. He affirmed that he was leaving the network's day-to-day operations confident in the success of the new management team, emphasizing his commitment to supporting them when asked, without interference or external management. Daoud 

Kuttab discussed the challenges facing media in the digital age and the artificial intelligence revolution, emphasizing the need to balance leveraging these technologies with preserving the human element in media work. He stressed the importance of genuine representation of young men and women in the media and in all media content.

He also expressed his pride that the network is now fully owned and managed by Jordanian women, urging the new management to continue empowering women, supporting marginalized groups, maintaining journalistic independence, avoiding self-censorship, and seeking sustainable funding from local institutions and the private sector.

Kuttab noted the importance of providing support and guidance to the new team to ensure the network's continued success, while avoiding comparisons with the previous management. 

The departing founder, Daoud Kuttab announced that he will continue writing focusing on Palestinian affairs and regional media issues and affirmed that the success of the new team translates to the success of the network as a whole and the success of community media in Jordan.

Community Media Network which manages Radio al Balad and AmmanNet website was established in 2007.

Ataf Al-Roudan praised this decision, describing it as a genuine continuation of a 25-year approach that leveraged media tools to empower women and various groups, actively involving them in leadership and influence. She added, "Daoud Kuttab has always been a true guide for everyone, providing knowledge and opportunities to those with competence and ability without discrimination." She noted that the coming phase represents a practical test of the accumulated expertise she has gained over her years at the institution and that the time has come to apply it from a different perspective, emphasizing the continuation of the institution’s rights-based approach for the benefit of all segments of Jordanian society and in line with the higher national interest that we all work toward in our respective roles.