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Enhancing ICANN’s Investment Policies

4 December 2019
By
Xavier Calvez

Xavier Calvez

SVP, Planning & Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Xavier Calvez is the Senior Vice President, Planning and Chief Financial Officer. He leads teams charged as the stewards of ICANN's public funds, financial accountability, and transparency. Xavier’s team manages finance, procurement, strategic and operational planning, implementation operations, and risk management to provide integrated operational support for responsible decision-making. 

Xavier brings two decades of international experience in France and the US in strategic planning, financial reporting, analysis, and modeling. Prior to joining ICANN in 2011, Xavier held progressive leadership positions in finance at Technicolor, ultimately serving as CFO for Technicolor Creative Services. In that role, he oversaw finance during a time of major transformation of systems implementation, reorganization, and process improvements for a diversified group of businesses across the world.

Xavier’s areas of expertise include strategic, operational and financial planning and reporting, auditing, tax compliance, corporate business development, mergers and acquisitions, and operational management. He has also worked with audit and financial clients out of the Paris and Miami offices of KPMG and Deloitte.

Fluent in English and French, Xavier earned a master’s in accounting and finance from Université du Maine Le Mans-Laval.

During ICANN66 in Montréal, Canada, the Board adopted a resolution to include sustainability investment criteria in ICANN's Investment Policies. These sustainability criteria cover Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors. It helps further reduce risk, lead to comparable performance returns, and is consistent with ICANN's Investment Principles.

After a thorough assessment, the Board Finance Committee (BFC) unanimously recommended to include sustainability investment criteria in ICANN's Investment policy. The BFC believes this a significant step to continuously improve ICANN's stewardship of its funds managed in the public interest.

ICANN's Reserve Fund and new gTLD funds will both benefit from this addition and will now be contributing to advance sustainability while continuing to be managed wisely and with fiduciary care.

More information

For more information on ICANN's financial policies, please visit the Finance page on our website, or view our latest financial reports.

Authors

Xavier Calvez

Xavier Calvez

SVP, Planning & Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Xavier Calvez

Xavier Calvez

SVP, Planning & Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Xavier Calvez is the Senior Vice President, Planning and Chief Financial Officer. He leads teams charged as the stewards of ICANN's public funds, financial accountability, and transparency. Xavier’s team manages finance, procurement, strategic and operational planning, implementation operations, and risk management to provide integrated operational support for responsible decision-making. 

Xavier brings two decades of international experience in France and the US in strategic planning, financial reporting, analysis, and modeling. Prior to joining ICANN in 2011, Xavier held progressive leadership positions in finance at Technicolor, ultimately serving as CFO for Technicolor Creative Services. In that role, he oversaw finance during a time of major transformation of systems implementation, reorganization, and process improvements for a diversified group of businesses across the world.

Xavier’s areas of expertise include strategic, operational and financial planning and reporting, auditing, tax compliance, corporate business development, mergers and acquisitions, and operational management. He has also worked with audit and financial clients out of the Paris and Miami offices of KPMG and Deloitte.

Fluent in English and French, Xavier earned a master’s in accounting and finance from Université du Maine Le Mans-Laval.