Nicolai
Bezsonoff
is taking on a new role with industry
giant Neustar,
Inc. The company announced
today that Bezsonoff will now lead the
Registry Solutions business as VP and General
Manager, transitioning from his current role of VP and GM of Security Solutions.
Neustar said that will put Bezsonoff
in charge of supporting the world’s largest core registry and digital naming service.
Bezsonoff is well-known in the
domain world, having previously
co-founded and served as Chief Operating Officer
of the .CO domain administrator, which was acquired by Neustar in 2014.
The press
release Neustar issued
today noted, "Under Nicolai's tenure .CO had incredible growth and became one of the most successful domain extensions in history, with more than 2.2 million
domain names registered by people in
200 countries. He has more than 20 years of experience running businesses and consulting on functions ranging from strategy, finance, product, technology and sales."
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Nicolai
Bezsonoff
VP & General Manager,
Registry Solutions
Neustar
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Venkat
Achanta, Neustar Chief Data Officer and
SVP, Internet Addressing
Solutions, added, “Nicolai has shown incredible leadership and insight shaping our growing cybersecurity business to meet the needs of our
customers. Combining his expertise of the business,
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knowledge from his previous role at .CO, is a natural fit to broadening our capabilities and shows our dedication to innovation and strengthening the evolution of the domain name space.” |
Bezsonoff
said, "I’m excited to continue this journey with Neustar and take on a more active role leading passionate teams dedicated to delivering digital naming services that are second to
none. Working for an industry pioneer that continues to be at the forefront of the domain name industry provides an undeniable platform to raise the bar even higher on creativity, increased engagement and deeper insight for innovative brands.”
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(Posted
January 10, 2018)
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