Re: [council] Meeting with the Board - Qualities of a new CEO

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

Welcome Wolfgang and thanks for a very useful first contribution to this list.

Stéphane



Le 23 oct. 2011 à 11:56, Kleinwächter, Wolfgang a écrit :

> 
> Hi everybody
> 
> this is my first mail to the Council-List. I am not yet a member so I 
> apologize for starting early. 
> 
> I wanted to make just one point with regard to the CEO. In the NomCom we had 
> long discussions about the natrue of ICANN as a provate corporation and the 
> fact, that there is a great difference between a "shareholder corporation" 
> and a "stakeholder corporation". Sometimes we had the impression (not only in 
> the NomCom) that there are a number of people who want to see ICANN as a 
> "shareholder company" like Intel, Google, Microsoft or Versign. This would be 
> a great misunderstanding. ICANN is not owned by "Shareholders" (and has not 
> to please them). ICANN is constituted by "Stakeholders" (and has to please 
> all of them equally). What does it mean for the new CEO? She/he certainly has 
> to understand how to manage a 100 million corporation but not in a sense to 
> maximize profit. She/he has to understand that ICANN manages a "public trust" 
> on behalf of a broad variety of stakeholders rooted in the private sector, in 
> the technical community, in the civil society and in governments. 
> 
> My 2 cents.
> 
> wolfgang 
> 
> ________________________________
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> Von: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx im Auftrag von Jonathan Robinson
> Gesendet: So 23.10.2011 11:39
> An: 'Andrei Kolesnikov'; 'GNSO Council List'
> Betreff: RE: [council] Meeting with the Board - Qualities of a new CEO
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> 
> Thanks Andrei,
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> 
> Anyone else?  Any other comments please?
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> 
> 
> Jonathan
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> 
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> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Andrei Kolesnikov
> Sent: 23 October 2011 09:09
> To: jonathan.robinson@xxxxxxxxxxx; 'GNSO Council List'
> Subject: RE: [council] Meeting with the Board - Qualities of a new CEO
> 
> 
> 
> In terms of priorities I would put it like this:
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> 1. Experience with international relations, knowing different cultures, 
> dealing with it, practice; 
> 
> 2. Means to support multistakeholder model: experience in balancing of the 
> interests being a neutral;
> 
> 3. Family/enterprise/corporate experience in managing funds and companies. 
> CEO experience;
> 
> 4. The last one charisma and leadership: work to do and balance is more 
> important that running a roadshow. 
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> 
> And my favorite one. I strongly believe that names of all candidates must be 
> aired. I don't care if anyone will be hurt by not picking as CEO and consider 
> this secrecy as an attempt to hide deals behind it. 
> 
> Running for a president and loose won't hurt anybody in America or elsewhere. 
> 
> 
> 
> --andrei
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> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Jonathan Robinson
> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 8:15 PM
> To: 'GNSO Council List'
> Subject: [council] Meeting with the Board - Qualities of a new CEO
> Importance: High
> 
> 
> 
> All,
> 
> 
> 
> PLEASE GIVE INPUT IN ORDER TO BEST INFORM TOMORROW'S DISCUSSION WITH THE BOARD
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Hiring a new CEO
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> 
> 
> What qualities do you think we ought to be seeking in a new CEO? Perhaps 
> thinking about:
> 
> ·         The nature of ICANN & the role it plays.  Balancing technology 
> sector, innovation, operational stability, financial management, being run in 
> the public trust
> 
> ·         Qualities of the previous incumbents and what you did or did not 
> think were effective (for ICANN) about them?
> 
> ·         The new/current world order (AOC, new gTLD programme, global 
> economic environment, emergence of new technologies, enhanced interest of 
> governments)
> 
> ·         Desirable skills & experience - charisma, leadership, government 
> relations, private sector, financial, operational, international experience
> 
> What are your criteria for openness, transparency etc. in the hiring process?
> (bearing in mind considerations of responsibility to candidates and 
> community, privacy, Board confidence)
> 
> ·         Do we expect to see (and influence by e.g. public comment) the 
> specification and key selection criteria?
> 
> ·         Do we expect see and give feedback on the above or anything before 
> the hiring process commences?
> 
> ·         Do we expect to have any interaction during the course of the 
> hiring process?  Updates, information, influence?  If so, how?
> 
> ·         Do we expect to influence or comment on the final outcome?
> 
> Anything else?
> 
> ·         Any other comments or issues on the hiring of a new CEO?
> 
> ·         Performance criteria and measures of a successful appointment?
> 
> ·         Term & termination provisions?
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