ICANN CEO Application Deadline Approaching

According to a news release this past May, current ICANN President and CEO Fadi Chehadé “will be concluding his tenure in March 2016 to move into a new career.” Because of his pending departure, ICANN is now seeking candidates for the CEO position, and the application deadline is Sunday, September 20, 2015.

ICANN’s website has a detailed job description for the CEO position. In short, “ICANN requires a public interest-minded leader with a combination of business, diplomatic and organizational skills to assume the leadership of a successful multi-stakeholder organization.” There are quite a few requirements for the ideal candidate, which are detailed on the website.

I can think of a few good candidates for this position, but I am not sure any of them would want to take on this important role. My guess is there will be quite a few candidates from around the world who apply for the position.

I think 2016 is going to be an important year for ICANN. There are quite a few decisions that need to be made that will impact all of us who make a living in the domain name space.

You are welcome to share some thoughts on who you would like to see in the CEO role if you’d like.

Elliot Silver
Elliot Silver
About The Author: Elliot Silver is an Internet entrepreneur and publisher of DomainInvesting.com. Elliot is also the founder and President of Top Notch Domains, LLC, a company that has closed eight figures in deals. Please read the DomainInvesting.com Terms of Use page for additional information about the publisher, website comment policy, disclosures, and conflicts of interest. Reach out to Elliot: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

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