Congratulations to the new ICANN CEO!!!!!!!
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On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Wisdom Donkor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> +1 to Dorothy's point
>
>
> On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, Michael Oghia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Completely agree Mawaki, but also +1 for cultural sensitivity :)
> > -Michael
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> > On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:03 PM, Mawaki <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >> Sent from BlueMail
> >>
> >> 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
> >>> Director-General
> >>> Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT
> >>> Mobile: 233 265005712
> >>> Direct Line: 233 302 683579
> >>> Website: www.aiti-kace.com.gh
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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
> >
> >
>
> --
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