[council] Rob Hoggarth

["Denise Michel" <denise.michel@xxxxxxxxx>]

 I am pleased to announce that Rob Hoggarth has joined ICANN's Policy Staff
as Senior Policy Director.  Rob will be managing key projects and
cross-cutting activities that support ICANN's policy development objectives,
including initiatives to improve our Supporting Organizations and Advisory
Committees.  He also will serve as a primary liaison with other departments
in ICANN and will provide support, as needed, for policy development
initiatives.  Rob will report to me and will split his time between his home
office in Silver Spring, Maryland and Marina del Rey.

Rob has had a distinguished career in technology and communications policy
and law, including managing his own private consulting practice for domestic
and international clients, serving as a Senior Vice President and General
Manager for NTT America, Inc. (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in the United
States), and as a Senior Vice President for the Personal Communications
Industry Association (PCIA).  He also represented communications companies
for a decade as a lawyer in private practice. Rob has written numerous white
papers on a wide variety of telecommunications subjects and has organized
and participated in conferences and seminars on emerging telecommunications
issues and technologies throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Please join me in welcoming him to ICANN.  He can be reached at <
robert.hoggarth@xxxxxxxxx <rob.hoggarth@xxxxxxxxx>>.

Regards,
Denise

Denise Michel
ICANN VP, Policy
denise.michel@xxxxxxxxx