<div dir="ltr">Congratulations. Wish you Gods grace and guidance on your new appointment as the new ICANN CEO.<br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:small"><b>WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)</b><br></div><div style="font-size:small">ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation<br>OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member<br></div><span style="font-size:small">E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist<br></span></div><div><div style="font-size:small"><div>National Information Technology Agency (NITA) <br></div><div>Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI)</div><div>Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana</div><div>Tel; +233 20 812881</div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:wisdom_dk@hotmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">wisdom_dk@hotmail.com</a><br></div><div><a href="mailto:wisdom.donkor@data.gov.gh" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">wisdom.donkor@data.gov.gh</a><br></div><div><a href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a><br></div><div>Skype: wisdom_dk</div><div>facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk<br></div><div>Website: <a href="http://www.nita.gov.gh/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.nita.gov.gh</a> / <a href="http://www.data.gov.gh/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.data.gov.gh</a><br></div><div><a href="http://www.isoc.gh/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.isoc.gh</a> / <a href="http://www.itag.org.gh/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.itag.org.gh</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 7:43 PM, Dorothy K. Gordon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:director-general@aiti-kace.com.gh" target="_blank">director-general@aiti-kace.com.gh</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Swedish? Why? I would assume he speaks and reads English? Did we communicate with Fadi in Arabic?<br>
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From: "Edward Morris" <<a href="mailto:egmorris1@TOAST.NET">egmorris1@TOAST.NET</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
Sent: Monday, 8 February, 2016 5:08:51 PM GMT +00:00 Casablanca / Monrovia<br>
Subject: Re: New CEO is G=?utf-8?Q?=C3=B6ran_?=Marby<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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These should be priorities within the next month for those not involved in the CCWG.<br>
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Tapani?<br>
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Best,<br>
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Ed<br>
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> On 8 Feb 2016, at 08:41, Tapani Tarvainen <<a href="mailto:ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO">ncsg@TAPANI.TARVAINEN.INFO</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> New CEO has been announced:<br>
><br>
> <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2016-02-08-en" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2016-02-08-en</a><br>
><br>
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> "Experienced Technology Leader Named as ICANN President and CEO<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Göran Marby, currently Director-General of the Swedish Post and<br>
> Telecom Authority (PTS) to start at ICANN May 2016<br>
><br>
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><br>
> Los Angeles, California… Göran Marby, an experienced business<br>
> executive and government leader has been named the next President and<br>
> Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names<br>
> and Numbers (ICANN).<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> “I’m delighted to announce Göran as the new head of ICANN,” said Dr.<br>
> Stephen Crocker, Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors. "His<br>
> leadership experience as a technology CEO and start up founder as well<br>
> as his current experience as Director-General of the Swedish Post and<br>
> Telecom Authority will be invaluable as ICANN moves towards the next<br>
> chapter in its history. We conducted an extensive, global search and<br>
> Göran impressed us all throughout with his shared values, operational<br>
> experience and understanding of the Internet ecosystem. I’m looking<br>
> forward to working with him and what I know will be his substantial<br>
> contribution to ICANN and to helping ensure a stable, secure and<br>
> unified global Internet.”<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Marby is a Swedish citizen, currently living in Stockholm. He and his<br>
> family will be relocating to Los Angeles, California the location of<br>
> one of ICANN’s three global hubs.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> “I am very excited to be joining ICANN and joining at the start of a<br>
> new era for the organization and the community,” said Marby. “While I<br>
> know there is much for me to learn, I am eager to work with ICANN’s<br>
> multistakeholder community to continue all the good work that ICANN<br>
> has been doing and am very committed to implementing the community’s<br>
> decisions – both with respect to the IANA Stewardship Transition, but<br>
> also in the myriad important areas of ICANN policy development as it<br>
> fulfills its mission.”<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Marby will succeed current President and CEO Fadi Chehadé whose term<br>
> finishes on March 15, 2016. Marby will join ICANN in May 2016. During<br>
> this time, Akram Atallah, President of ICANN’s Global Domains Division<br>
> will serve as acting CEO.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> “I am very grateful to Akram for agreeing to step into this role and<br>
> providing the continuity and leadership ICANN needs at such an<br>
> important time,” said Dr Crocker.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Göran Marby has more than 20 years of experience in the Internet and<br>
> technology sectors. Prior to joining PTS he co-founded AppGate Network<br>
> Security AB a security software company where he served as CEO between<br>
> 2002 and 2009 with a focus on international customers and operations.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> He has held several other leadership roles in the Internet and<br>
> technology sectors including as CEO of Cygate a network services<br>
> company, Country Manager for Cisco in Sweden and as CEO of Unisource<br>
> Business Networks in Sweden.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Marby holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Gothenburg<br>
> School Economics."<br>
><br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">><br>
> --<br>
> Tapani Tarvainen<br>
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