[council] ICANN 2013 Nominating Committee Announces Selections

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-02sep13-en.htm
ICANN 2013 Nominating Committee Announces Selections
2 September 2013

The 2013 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) has completed its selections for 
nine leadership positions within ICANN, listed below for each ICANN body, in 
alphabetical order by family name:

ICANN Board of Directors

Cherine 
Chalaby<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/bios-02sep13-en.htm#cherine-chalaby>,
 Africa

Bruno 
Lanvin<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/bios-02sep13-en.htm#bruno-lanvin>, 
Europe

Erika 
Mann<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/bios-02sep13-en.htm#erika-mann>, 
Europe

ALAC

Rafid 
Fatani<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/bios-02sep13-en.htm#rafid-fatani>, 
Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands

Beran Doneh 
Gillen<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/bios-02sep13-en.htm#beran-doneh-gillen>,
 Africa

Leon 
Sanchez<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/bios-02sep13-en.htm#leon-sanchez>,
 Latin America/Caribbean Islands

GNSO Council

Daniel 
Reed<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/bios-02sep13-en.htm#daniel-reed> 
(Non-Contracted Party House)

Thomas 
Rickert<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/bios-02sep13-en.htm#thomas-rickert>
 (Contracted Party House)

ccNSO Council

Celia 
Lerman<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/bios-02sep13-en.htm#celia-lerman> 
- Latin America/Caribbean Islands

Those selected will take up their positions after the end of ICANN's Annual 
General Meeting, which will take place during the ICANN Public meeting 
scheduled for November 17-21, 2013, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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

Balancing Confidentiality with Transparency

Discussing the 2013 Nominating Committee results, Yrjö Länsipuro, the Chair of 
the 2013 NomCom, shared the following:

I am very happy to report that the 2013 NomCom reached a unanimous decision 
about the entire slate of selectees at our meeting in Durban, South Africa, 
immediately after the 47th ICANN meeting in that city.

There were 110 candidates, a record number reached only once before (2003). 
This number reflects a growing interest for ICANN leadership positions, and 
also the strong outreach efforts by the 2013 NomCom.  I want to thank all 
candidates and encourage those whom we could not select this time, to keep up 
their interest in ICANN.

The 2013 NomCom was committed to striking a new balance between the imperative 
for confidentiality and protecting the privacy of the candidates, with the need 
to ensure that the NomCom processes are up to ICANN standards of openness and 
transparency. Accordingly, while maintaining strict confidentiality of 
candidate specific information, we held NomCom meetings in Beijing and Durban 
that were open to all community members, both in person and online. We also 
issued monthly progress report cards of our work to all constituencies and 
stakeholder groups represented on the committee.

Last but not least, I want to thank all NomCom members, and ICANN staff 
supporting the NomCom, for their commitment to a year of very hard work and 
carrying it through with persistence, in a cooperative, constructive and 
collegial spirit.

Regional Breakdown

As noted above, the 2013 NomCom received 110 Statements of Interest from 
candidates all over the world (27 female and 83 male), during its open 
nomination period from 7 November 2012 to 15 May 2013. The regional breakdown 
of this year's candidates is:

 *   12 from Africa
 *   29 from Asia/Australia/Pacific
 *   33 from Europe
 *   18 from Latin America/Caribbean
 *   18 from North America

For more information about the NomCom, please visit http://nomcom.icann.org/

Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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