ICANN Launches CEO Search,
Retains Christopher Mill to Assist
(May 3, 2000) The Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today the launch
of a global search to recruit its next President and CEO. To
guide the search process, the corporation has
retained Christopher Mill of Christopher Mill & Partners,
a highly experienced executive search consultant based in London.
Finding the right person to lead ICANN
in the next stage of its mission is critical. The Board is looking
for candidates of demonstrated leadership, managerial competence,
technical credibility, and international experience
who will work to serve the entire Internet community, from individual
and business to academic and public interests. The job requires
patience, persistence, an open style, and the ability to generate
an active-minded consensus around difficult issues that are nonetheless
essential for the effective and efficient operation and growth
of the Internet.
ICANN actively welcomes expressions of
interest and recommendations of possible candidates. Communications
and queries should be sent to Christopher Mill at <exec-search@icann.org>.
Details about the position and the search process have been posted
at <http://www.icann.org/exec-search/>.
ICANN's current President and CEO, Mike
Roberts, accepted the position in October 1998 with the understanding
that he would lead ICANN through its start-up phase, including
the establishment of a stable corporate structure
and the transition to a fully constituted Board of Directors.
As that process nears completion, ICANN's Board of Directors
intends to appoint the next President and CEO before the end
of 2000.
About ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN) is a technical coordination body for the
Internet. Created in October 1998 by a broad coalition of the
Internet's business, technical, academic, and user communities,
ICANN is assuming responsibility for a set of technical functions
previously performed under U.S. government contract by IANA and
other groups.
Specifically, ICANN coordinates the assignment
of the following identifiers that must be globally unique for
the Internet to function:
- Internet domain names
- IP address numbers
- protocol parameter and port numbers
In addition, ICANN coordinates the stable
operation of the Internet's root server system.
As a non-profit, private-sector corporation,
ICANN is dedicated to preserving the operational stability of
the Internet; to promoting competition; to achieving broad representation
of global Internet communities; and to developing policy through
private-sector, bottom-up, consensus-based means. ICANN welcomes
the participation of any interested Internet user, business,
or organization. See http://www.icann.org.
