The ICANN 2016 Nominating Committee announced its selections for seven leadership positions within ICANN.

ICANN Board of Directors

Europe: Maarten Botterman

Africa: Cherine Chalaby

Africa: Khaled Koubaa

At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)

Europe: Andrey Kolesnikov

North America: Javier Rua-Jovet

Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)

Europe: Erika Mann

Council of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands: Jian Zhang

The Nominating Committee is charged with recruiting and selecting a portion of ICANN's leadership. The Nominating Committee is mandated to ensure that ICANN's overall leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills, experience and perspective. The basic criteria are that selectees are people of integrity, objectivity, sound judgment; support decision-making within groups; work effectively in English; understand ICANN's mission and operation; are committed to its success; have experience in world affairs; contribute to cultural, professional and geographic expertise; and can work long and hard, generally as volunteers, for the global public trust.

During its open nomination period from 17 December 2015 to 20 March 2016, the 2016 Nominating Committee had received 105 applications (20 women and 85 men) for the seven positions it was tasked with filling.

Regional Breakdown of Applicants

13 from Africa

30 from Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands

26 from Europe

11 from Latin America/Caribbean Islands

25 from North America

Those selected will take up their positions after the end of this year’s ICANN Annual General Meeting, which will take place between 3 – 9 November 2016 in Hyderabad, India.

To learn more about the Nominating Committee, visit http://nomcom.icann.org/.

This announcement was sourced from:

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-29-en.