Completely agree Mawaki, but also +1 for cultural sensitivity :)

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On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:03 PM, Mawaki <
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> Good point, Dorothy! I suspect the fact that he currently lives in his
> non-native-English-speaking home country, as opposed to living in, say, the
> US, might have tipped the balance in the thinking behind this. I'm just
> guessing.
>
> A welcome note in a person's mother tongue is always nice. But a working
> document (even as short as 3 pages) for the person's mother tongue when he
> just got appointed to a position where the first (if not sole) actual
> working language precisely is English might not be necessary.
> My 2 cents
>
> Mawaki
>
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>
> On Feb 8, 2016, at 8:27 PM, "Dorothy K. Gordon" <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Swedish?  Why? I would assume he speaks and reads English? Did we communicate with Fadi in Arabic?
>>
>> best
>>
>> Dorothy K. Gordon
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Edward Morris" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Monday, 8 February, 2016 5:08:51 PM GMT +00:00 Casablanca / Monrovia
>> Subject: Re: New CEO is G=?utf-8?Q?=C3=B6ran_?=Marby
>>
>> I would suggest a congratulations / welcome to ICANN card from the NCSG be procured and posted to our new leader, preferably in Swedish. Culturally appropriate.
>>
>> I would also suggest we produce a 3-5 page introduction to the NCSG document for him as a deliverable for Morocco. Preferably in Swedish as well. This is something out more experienced members can be charged with doing, with staff help.
>>
>> These should be priorities within the next month for those not involved in the CCWG.
>>
>> Tapani?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>  On 8 Feb 2016, at 08:41, Tapani Tarvainen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>  New CEO has been announced:
>>>
>>>  https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2016-02-08-en
>>>
>>>
>>>  "Experienced Technology Leader Named as ICANN President and CEO
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Göran Marby, currently Director-General of the Swedish Post and
>>>  Telecom Authority (PTS) to start at ICANN May 2016
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Los Angeles, California… Göran Marby, an experienced business
>>>  executive and government leader has been named the next President and
>>>  Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
>>>  and Numbers (ICANN).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  “I’m delighted to announce Göran as the new head of ICANN,” said Dr.
>>>  Stephen Crocker, Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors. "His
>>>  leadership experience as a technology CEO and start up founder as well
>>>  as his current experience as Director-General of the Swedish Post and
>>>  Telecom Authority will be invaluable as ICANN moves towards the next
>>>  chapter in its history. We conducted an extensive, global search and
>>>  Göran impressed us all throughout with his shared values, operational
>>>  experience and understanding of the Internet ecosystem. I’m looking
>>>  forward to working with him and what I know will be his substantial
>>>  contribution to ICANN and to helping ensure a stable, secure and
>>>  unified global Internet.”
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Marby is a Swedish citizen, currently living in Stockholm. He and his
>>>  family will be relocating to Los Angeles, California the location of
>>>  one of ICANN’s three global hubs.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  “I am very excited to be joining ICANN and joining at the start of a
>>>  new era for the organization and the community,” said Marby. “While I
>>>  know there is much for me to learn, I am eager to work with ICANN’s
>>>  multistakeholder community to continue all the good work that ICANN
>>>  has been doing and am very committed to implementing the community’s
>>>  decisions – both with respect to the IANA Stewardship Transition, but
>>>  also in the myriad important areas of ICANN policy development as it
>>>  fulfills its mission.”
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Marby will succeed current President and CEO Fadi Chehadé whose term
>>>  finishes on March 15, 2016. Marby will join ICANN in May 2016. During
>>>  this time, Akram Atallah, President of ICANN’s Global Domains Division
>>>  will serve as acting CEO.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  “I am very grateful to Akram for agreeing to step into this role and
>>>  providing the continuity and leadership ICANN needs at such an
>>>  important time,” said Dr Crocker.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Göran Marby has more than 20 years of experience in the Internet and
>>>  technology sectors. Prior to joining PTS he co-founded AppGate Network
>>>  Security AB a security software company where he served as CEO between
>>>  2002 and 2009 with a focus on international customers and operations.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  He has held several other leadership roles in the Internet and
>>>  technology sectors including as CEO of Cygate a network services
>>>  company, Country Manager for Cisco in Sweden and as CEO of Unisource
>>>  Business Networks in Sweden.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Marby holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Gothenburg
>>>  School Economics."
>>>
>>>
>>>  --
>>>  Tapani Tarvainen
>>>
>>