The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board of directors has selected Kurt Erik “Kurtis” Lindqvist as the next ICANN president and chief executive officer (CEO). Sally Costerton will continue to serve as interim president and CEO until Lindqvist takes over.

Lindqvist has more than 30 years of experience in the business development of internet service providers and worldwide network carriers, as well as experience in the ICANN community. Lindqvist will assume the role on December 5.

Lindqvist has been CEO of the London Internet Exchange (LINX) since 2019. His track record includes serving as CEO of Netnod and advising governments on internet governance, data retention and broadband policy. Lindqvist has been an active member of the internet community for more than 20 years, serving on the Internet Architecture Board and as working group chair in RIPE and the Internet Engineering Task Force.

Lindqvist will continue to serve in his position at LINX until a successor is selected. When he assumes his new position on December 5, he will work closely with the board and ICANN’s executive team to during leadership transition. He will be based in ICANN’s Geneva, Switzerland office and will spend significant time in ICANN’s Los Angeles, California headquarters.

“Kurtis’ vision, values and commitment to preserving a single, globally interoperable Internet align extraordinarily well with ICANN’s goals and strategic plans,” said said Tripti Sinha, chair of the ICANN Board of Directors, via a statement.

The post Lindqvist Picked To Head ICANN appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

Source From Non Profit Times