Governance
ICANN appoints Kurtis Lindqvist as new president and CEO
OUR TAKEICANN has appointed Kurt Erik “Kurtis” Lindqvist as its next president and CEO, effective 5 December 2024. With more than 30 years of experience, including as CEO of the London Internet Exchange, Lindqvist is well prepared to enhance ICANN’s critical role in ensuring a stable and secure glob…
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OUR TAKEICANN has appointed Kurt Erik “Kurtis” Lindqvist as its next president and CEO, effective 5 December 2024. With more than 30 years of experience, including as CEO of the London Internet Exchange, Lindqvist is well prepared to enhance ICANN’s critical role in ensuring a…
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OUR TAKE ICANN has appointed Kurt Erik “Kurtis” Lindqvist as its next president and CEO, effective 5 December 2024. With more than 30 years of experience, including as CEO of the London Internet Exchange, Lindqvist is well prepared to enhance ICANN’s critical role in ensuring a stable and secure global Internet. His leadership will focus on strengthening partnerships and championing the multi-stakeholder governance model. This move is critical for ICANN as it continues to oversee the critical systems that keep the Internet running smoothly, promoting global connectivity and security. — Heidi Luo , BTW reporter The internet corporation for assigned names and numbers (ICANN) has appointed Kurt Erik “Kurtis” Lindqvist as its next president and CEO, with his term to begin on 5 December 2024.
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Analysis
Lindqvist, currently CEO of the London Internet Exchange (LINX), brings more than thirty years of industry experience and a deep commitment to the ICANN community. His selection concludes an extensive global search process that began with a list of 100 candidates from more than 20 countries and ended with his unanimous selection by the Board. “I am delighted to welcome Kurtis to ICANN,” said Tripti Sinha, chair of ICANN’s board of directors. “He is a well-respected, transformational leader who will take ICANN into the future by evolving the organisation, building even stronger partnerships within our industry, and championing ICANN’s critical role in the multistakeholder model of Internet governance on the global stage.” Also read: ICANN launches new gTLD program website Also read: What is ICANN? Inside the non-profit org that ensures the stability of the internet
Key Points
- Kurtis Lindqvist, with 30 years of industry experience, has been appointed as ICANN’s next President and CEO, effective 5 December 2024.
- Lindqvist’s appointment followed an extensive global search and underscores ICANN’s commitment to a robust and participatory Internet governance framework.
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