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Twomey
said "Last year, I told the Board
that I did not want to renew my contract as President
and CEO for another 3 year term. While I am deeply and
personally committed to ICANN and its success, I think
this is the right time for me to move on to another
leadership position in the private or international
sectors." Twomey was named CEO and President in
2003, after serving for four years as the Chairman of
ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC).
"Paul Twomey has made
an extraordinary contribution to ICANN" said Peter
Dengate Thrush, Chairman of the Board. "He was
involved in its set up, helped establish the role of
governments in his term as founding chair of the GAC,
and then was its longest serving CEO. He guided the
organization through the World Summit on the
Information Society in 2005 and has been one of the
strongest and most persuasive advocates for the
multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance" |
Dr.
Paul Twomey
ICANN President and CEO |
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Dengate
Thrush said the board was delighted to be able to retain
Twomey's unique skills until the end of the year.
"This is a momentous year for ICANN, and it is good
that we will be able to continue with business as
usual."
Vint
Cerf, known as the Father of the Internet and an
eight-year Chairman of the ICANN Board said "I can
think of no other person who has had more influence on
the course of ICANN's evolution than Paul. We owe him a
great debt for long and faithful service and I owe him
personal thanks for his counsel during my time on the
Board. The Board will be challenged to find a worthy and
capable successor."
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