Tag Archives: ceo

July, 2009

• 13 July

  Beckstrom: "ICANN is functioning properly [because] the Internet is functioning properly"

  Forget about problems like cybersquatting, unethical registrar practices, and the blatant commercialization of domains ICANN has allowed to go on for years. Oh no, everything is fine at the California organization. In a recent statement, new CEO Rod Beckstrom eased all doubts: There will always be different voices out there, …

June, 2009

• 25 June

  ICANN Chooses Likely Candidate for CEO

  ICANN seems to have made headway in its search for a new CEO to replace Paul Twomey, who has headed the organization since 2003 but plans on leaving this year. According to two individuals speaking on the condition of anonymity, the top candidate for the position is Rod Beckstrom, the …