Dear William,

not only Mr. Marby has a long background as entrepreneur in the private 
software sector and was an great Chair of the European Body of 
Regulators (BEREC) in 2014, but Sweden is a worldwide example in open 
ICT markets many want to emulate.

You will be greatly surprised!!!

Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
+506 8837 7176
Skype: carlos.raulg
On 8 Feb 2016, at 10:49, William Drake wrote:

> Have to admit I didn’t see this one coming — DG of a PTT to run 
> ICANN.  Wonder if there will be enhanced cooperation with ITU? :-)
>
> Bill
>
>
>> On Feb 8, 2016, at 17:37, 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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