The Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today, Thursday, revealed that its President
and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Fadi Chehadé has informed the Board he will
be concluding his tenure in March 2016 to move into a new career in the private
sector, invariably outside the Domain Name Industry, reports ITRealms.
Also, ITRealms gathered that at the request of
the Board, Chehadé said he will be available to work closely with ICANN after
March 2016 to support the transition to a new leader, as well as to advise the
Board on any issue they require including the implementation of the IANA
Stewardship Transition from the US Government to ICANN and the technical
operating community.
"I want to thank Fadi for his
strong commitment," said Dr. Stephen Crocker, Chair of the Board of
Directors, stressing that he is very confident that with Fadi's continued
leadership and ICANN's very experienced management team who have the breadth to
ensure that ICANN continues to manage its key responsibilities effectively,
that the organization's work will proceed smoothly.
For Chehadé, he is deeply committed
to working with the Board, the staff, and Internet community to continue
ICANN's mission.
"During the remaining 10 months
of my tenure, it's business-as-usual. My priority remains to continue
strengthening ICANN's operations and services to the global community," he
said.
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