New captain at the helm. Lets hope for smooth sailing as we navigate the
choppy waters of Internet eco-system.

regards

Karel

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 1:02 PM, Ayden Férdeline <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> AFP has an interview with Göran Marby today too — nothing groundbreaking
> is said but it's good to get a feel for who he is and what he stands for.
>
> https://in.news.yahoo.com/swedish-telecom-chief-steer-body-160007982.html
>
> Ayden Férdeline
>
>
> On Tuesday, 9 February 2016, Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>> University of Zurich, Switzerland
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>>
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