Hello, all- I like the suggestion from Edward that we produce a card for Göran congratulating him on his appointment. If we kept this message short (say, less than a page), I'm sure I can find someone in my network who would be happy to translate this into Swedish for us. I also like the idea of producing a 3-page working document introducing Göran to the NCSG's work. However, I am inclined to agree with Dorothy and Mawaki that this document should be in English given it is both the lingua franca of Internet policy and ICANN's working language. Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Remmy Nweke < [log in to unmask] > wrote: Dear All I think Dorothy and Mawaki were right. We should keep our relationship official since his engagement with ICANN is official. In my opinion. Best of luck to him. 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On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 10:03 PM, Mawaki < 000001e2e1e14464-dmarc- [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] COM.GH > 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.orghttps://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 Ayden Férdeline Statement of Interest