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 ************************************************************* William J. Drake International Fellow & Lecturer Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ University of Zurich, Switzerland [log in to unmask] (direct), [log in to unmask] (lists), www.williamdrake.org <http://www.williamdrake.org/> The Working Group on Internet Governance - 10th Anniversary Reflections New book at https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG <https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG> *************************************************************