Congratulations to the new ICANN CEO!!!!!!! Sonigitu Ekpe Mobile +234 805 0232 469 Office + 234 802 751 0179 "LIFE is all about love and thanksgiving" On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Wisdom Donkor <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > +1 to Dorothy's point > > > On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, Michael Oghia <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Completely agree Mawaki, but also +1 for cultural sensitivity :) > > -Michael > > __________________ > > Michael J. Oghia > > Istanbul, Turkey > > 2015 ISOC IGF Ambassador > > #TCKchat co-host, 1st session > > Skype: mikeoghia > > Twitter | LinkedIn > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:03 PM, Mawaki < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >> 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, 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 > > > > > > -- > *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* > ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation > OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member > E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist > National Information Technology Agency (NITA) > Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) > Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana > Tel; +233 20 812881 > Email: [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > Skype: wisdom_dk > facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk > Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh > www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh > >