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ICANN 2022 Nominating Committee Announces Leadership Selections

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 2022 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the selections for eight leadership positions

ICANN Board of Directors

Maarten Botterman

Maarten Botterman
Europe

Christopher Chapman

Christopher Chapman
Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands

Sajidur Rahman

Sajidur Rahman
Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands

Public Technical Identifiers Board of Director

Tobias Sattler

Tobias Sattler
Europe

At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)

Eduardo Díaz

Eduardo Díaz
North America

Tommi Karttaavi

Tommi Karttaavi
Europe

Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council

Olga Cavalli

Olga Cavalli
Latin America and the Caribbean

Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council

Anne Aikman-Scalese

Anne Aikman-Scalese
North America

Profile of Applicants

The 2022 Nominating Committee received 85 completed applications during the application period from 15 December 2021 through 18 March 2022.

Of the completed applications:

  • 15 percent were from Africa.
  • 27 percent were from Asia, Australia, or the Pacific Islands.
  • 25 percent were from Europe.
  • 20 percent were from Latin America or the Caribbean.
  • 13 percent were from North America.
  • 29 percent were female, 58 percent were male, 13 percent did not disclose.

The NomCom is charged with recruiting and selecting a portion of ICANN's leadership. In doing so, the Nominating Committee is mandated to ensure that ICANN's overall leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective. Further, selectees should:

  • Have integrity, objectivity, and sound judgment.
  • Support decision-making within groups.
  • Work effectively in English.
  • Understand ICANN's mission.
  • Be committed to ICANN's success.
  • Have experience in world affairs.
  • Contribute to cultural, professional, and geographic expertise.
  • Be able to work long and hard, generally as volunteers.
The 2022 Nominating Committee Will Fill Eight Open Leadership Positions: Three open positions, Three-year term, ICANN Board of Directors. One open position, Three-year term, PTI Board of Directors. One open position, Three-year term, ccNSO Council. Two open positions, Two-year term. At-Large Advisory Committee, Europe, North America. One open position, Two-year term, GNSO Council, Non-Voting.

Leadership Positions Information

The following documents provide information (criteria and time commitment) about the ICANN Leadership Positions to be filled by the 2022 NomCom:

Board and Community Recommendations to NomCom

Timeline

2022 Nominating Committee Timeline

Background

The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting key ICANN leadership positions, including some members of the ICANN Board of Directors and the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board, as well as the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council, and the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council. The NomCom is designed to function independently from the Board, the Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees.

NomCom delegates act on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community and within the scope of the ICANN mission and responsibilities assigned to it by the ICANN Bylaws; they do not act in furtherance of the group that appointed them to the NomCom.

An infographic explaining what the Nominating Committee does and how it operates.

NomCom Delegates:

Nomcom Group Zoom Photo

Leadership: Michael Graham (Chair), Damon Ashcraft (Chair-Elect) and Ole Jacobsen (Associate Chair).

Committee Delegates: Taiwo Peter Akinremi (GNSO-NCUC), Ali AlMeshal (ALAC-AP), Tijani Ben Jemaa (ALAC-AF), Vittorio Bertola (IETF), Paul Diaz (GNSO-RySG), Judith Hellerstein (ALAC-NA), Brajesh Jain (ASO), Juhani Juselius (ccNSO), Yrjö Länsipuro (ALAC-EUR), Pam Little (GNSO-RrSG), Scott McCormick (GNSO-CBUC Large), Amir Qayyum (RSSAC), Vanda Scartezini (ALAC-LAC), Vicky Sheckler (GNSO-IPC), Adetola Sogbesan (GNSO-CBUC Small), John R. Woodworth (GNSO-ISPCP)

Nominating Committee Delegates Biographies – Click here

NomCom Evaluations

Committee Documents

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