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<p><strong><span style="font-family:Times">Los Angeles, California…</span></strong>
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 (<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>).</p>
<p>"I'm delighted to announce Göran as the new head of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>,"
said Dr. Stephen Crocker, Chair of the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>
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 <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>
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 <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>
and to helping ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet."</p>
<p>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 <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>'s
three global hubs.</p>
<p>"I am very excited to be joining <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>
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 <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>'s
multistakeholder community to continue all the good work that <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>
has been doing and am very committed to implementing the community's decisions
– both with respect to the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority">IANA</abbr>
Stewardship Transition, but also in the myriad important areas of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>
policy development as it fulfills its mission."</p>
<p>Marby will succeed current President and CEO Fadi Chehadé whose term
finishes on March 15, 2016. Marby will join <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>
in May 2016. During this time, Akram Atallah, President of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>'s
Global Domains Division will serve as acting CEO.</p>
<p>"I am very grateful to Akram for agreeing to step into this role and
providing the continuity and leadership <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>
needs at such an important time," said Dr Crocker.</p>
<p>Göran Marby has more than 20 years of experience in the Internet and
technology sectors. Prior to joining PTS he co-founded AppGate Network <abbr class="" title="Security – Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR)">Security
</abbr>AB a security software company where he served as CEO between 2002 and
2009 with a focus on international customers and operations.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Marby holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Gothenburg School
Economics</p>
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