+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 :)
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> 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
>>
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>> 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
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>>> ----- 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
>
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