Dear all,

Göran Marby, currently Director-General of the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), has been named the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.  Marby will succeed current President and CEO Fadi Chehadé whose term finishes on March 15, 2016. Marby will join ICANN in May 2016. During this time, Akram Atallah, President of ICANN's Global Domains Division will serve as acting CEO.

Link to the ICANN press release: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-08-en
Link to the press release of the swedish government offices (in Swedish) here: http://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2016/02/post--och-telestyrelsens-generaldirektor-goran-marby-lamnar-sitt-uppdrag/

Best regards,

Joke Braeken
ccNSO Policy Advisor
joke.braeken@icann.org