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, 8:27 PM, 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 >Encrypt Everything - https://gpgtools.org https://silentcircle.com > >----- 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