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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>> International Fellow & Lecturer
>> Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ
>> University of Zurich, Switzerland
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