Adopted Board Resolutions | Organizational Meeting of the ICANN Board 8 November 2016

  1. Main Agenda
    1. Election of ICANN Board Chair
    2. Election of ICANN Board Vice Chair
    3. Appointment of Membership of Board Committees
    4. Board-GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group
    5. Board IDN Variant Working Group
    6. Board Working Group on Registration Directory Services
    7. Board Working Group on Internet Governance
    8. Confirmation of Officers of ICANN
    9. Confirmation of President of PTI
  1. Main Agenda

    1. Election of ICANN Board Chair

      Resolved (2016.11.08.26), Steve Crocker is elected as Chairman of the Board.

    2. Election of ICANN Board Vice Chair

      Resolved (2016.11.08.27), Cherine Chalaby is elected as Vice-Chairman of the Board.

    3. Appointment of Membership of Board Committees

      Resolved (2016.11.08.28), membership of the following Board Committees is established as follows:

      Audit
      Mike Silber (Chair)
      Steve Crocker
      Ron da Silva
      Chris Disspain
      Lousewies van der Laan

      Compensation
      George Sadowsky (Chair)
      Steve Crocker
      Chris Disspain
      Ram Mohan (Liaison)
      Jonne Soininen (Liaison)

      Executive
      Steve Crocker (Chair)
      Cherine Chalaby
      Chris Disspain
      Göran Marby

      Finance
      Asha Hemrajani (Chair)
      Ron da Silva (Vice-Chair)
      Becky Burr
      Cherine Chalaby
      Markus Kummer
      George Sadowsky
      Lousewies van der Laan

      Governance
      Chris Disspain (Chair)
      Rinalia Abdul Rahim
      Cherine Chalaby
      Asha Hemrajani
      Markus Kummer
      Ram Mohan (Liaison)
      Mike Silber

      Organizational Effectiveness
      Rinalia Abdul Rahim (Chair)
      Khaled Koubaa (Vice-Chair)
      Rafael “Lito” Ibarra
      Markus Kummer
      George Sadowsky

      Risk
      Ram Mohan (Liaison) (Co-Chair)
      Mike Silber (Co-Chair)
      Maarten Botterman
      Rafael “Lito” Ibarra
      Akinori Maemura
      Kaveh Ranjbar (Liaison)
      Jonne Soininen (Liaison) 

    4. Board-GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group

      Resolved (2016.11.08.29), membership of the Board-GAC Recommendation Implementation Working Group is established as follows:

      Markus Kummer (Co-Chair)
      Maarten Botterman
      Chris Disspain
      Ram Mohan (Liaison)
      Mike Silber
      Lousewies van der Laan

    5. Board IDN Variant Working Group

      Resolved (2016.11.08.30), membership of the Board IDN Variant Working Group is established as follows:

      Ram Mohan (Liaison) (Chair)
      Rinalia Abdul Rahim
      Khaled Koubaa
      Akinori Maemura
      Kaveh Ranjbar (Liaison)
      Jonne Soininen (Liaison)

    6. Board Working Group on Registration Directory Services

      Resolved (2016.11.08.31), membership of the Board Working Group on Registration Directory Services is established as follows:

      Chris Disspain (Chair)
      Rinalia Abdul Rahim
      Cherine Chalaby
      Steve Crocker
      Markus Kummer
      Akinori Maemura
      Kaveh Ranjbar (Liaison)

    7. Board Working Group on Internet Governance

      Resolved (2016.11.08.32), membership of the Board Working Group on Internet Governance is established as follows:
      Markus Kummer (Chair)
      Rinalia Abdul Rahim
      Ron da Silva
      Chris Disspain
      Rafael “Lito” Ibarra
      Khaled Koubaa
      George Sadowsky
      Lousewies van der Laan

    8. Confirmation of Officers of ICANN

      Resolved (2016.11.08.33), Göran Marby is elected as President and Chief Executive Officer.

      Resolved (2016.11.08.34), John Jeffrey is elected as General Counsel and Secretary.

      Resolved (2016.11.08.35), Xavier Calvez is elected as Chief Financial Officer.

      Resolved (2016.11.08.36), Akram Atallah is elected as President, Global Domains Division.

      Resolved (2016.11.08.37), Susanna Bennett is elected as Chief Operating Officer.

      Resolved (2016.11.08.38), David Olive is elected as Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support & General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters – Istanbul

      Resolved (2016.11.08.39), Ashwin Rangan is elected as Senior Vice President Engineering & Chief Information Officer. 

    9. Confirmation of President of PTI

      Resolved (2016.11.08.40), in its role as the Member of Public Technical Identifiers (PTI), the ICANN Board elects Elise Gerich as President, PTI.