Congratulations. Wish you Gods grace and guidance on your new appointment as the new ICANN CEO. *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 On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 7:43 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 >