The ICANN 2018 Nominating Committee has named Danko Jevtovic
as the newest member of the ICANN Board of Directors at the conclusion of
ICANN63 in Barcelona, Spain, reports ITREALMS.
Danko will serve a three-year term and would be replacing Lousewies
van der Laan for Europe.
There are two other new board members namely Rafael Ibarra
for Latin America / Caribbean Islands, and Tripti Sinha for North America.
ITREALMS gathered
that this is an update to the ICANN 2018 Nominating Committee’s 2 August
announcement introducing selections for leadership positions within ICANN,
after the Committee was informed by Lousewies van der Laan that, due to
unforeseen family obligations, she is unable to extend her service to the Board
after this current term.
ITREALMS recalled
that the Nominating Committee is charged with recruiting and selecting a
portion of ICANN’s leadership.
The Nominating Committee is mandated to ensure that ICANN’s
overall leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills, experience, and
perspective. Selectees should meet the following basic criteria: Integrity, objectivity,
and sound judgment, Support decision-making within groups, Ability to work effectively
in English, Understanding of ICANN’s mission and operation, Commitment to
ICANN’s success, Experience in world affairs, ability to contribute to
cultural, professional, and geographic expertise, Willingness to work long and
hard, generally as volunteers, for the global public trust.
ICANN prides itself with the mission to help ensure a
stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the
Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer
or other device. That address must be unique, so computers know where to find
each other.
ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across
the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit
corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.
