Not sure I get who 'we' is and 'seek them to play' ? RD On Jan 27, 2015 6:44 PM, "Jonathan Zuck" <JZuck@actonline.org> wrote:
Agree but the point of accountability mechanisms is to ensure the board continues to play the role we seek them to play.
*From:* accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto: accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Rudolph Daniel *Sent:* Tuesday, January 27, 2015 5:38 PM *To:* Eric Brunner-Williams *Cc:* Accountability Cross Community *Subject:* Re: [CCWG-ACCT] got some lawyerly answers on membership structure
I would think, and certainly it has been suggested elsewhere that public accountably be less of the shareholder kind and more of the ethical variety. RD
On Jan 27, 2015 3:04 PM, "Eric Brunner-Williams" <ebw@abenaki.wabanaki.net> wrote:
All,
I would not like to see the Board's duty as stewards of the public trust -- exercising reasonable care, inquisitive, ... the strictest standard of duty of care in American law -- reduced to the pursuit of quarterly profits maximization prevalent in for-profit Boards.
ICANN’s Board of Directors would become accountable to the community, in much the same way that the Boards of publicly-traded companies are ultimately accountable to their shareholders.
I suggest our standards are, by initial design, higher than the likeness proposed.
Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon
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