Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 2022 Nominating Committee (NomCom) is pleased to announce its selections for eight leadership positions:
ICANN Board of Directors
Maarten Botterman
Europe
Christopher Chapman
Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands
Sajidur Rahman
Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands
Public Technical Identifiers Board of Directors
Tobias Sattler
Europe
At-Large Advisory Committee
Eduardo Díaz
North America
Tommi Karttaavi
Europe
Country Code Names Supporting Organization Council
Olga Cavalli
Latin America and the Caribbean
Generic Names Supporting Organization Council
Anne Aikman-Scalese
North America
Those selected will begin their terms at the conclusion of the ICANN75 Annual General Meeting in September 2022.
About the 2022 NomCom Applicants
The 2022 NomCom received 85 completed applications during the application period from 15 December 2021 through 18 March 2022.
Of the completed applications:
- 15 percent were from Africa.
- 27 percent were from Asia, Australia, or the Pacific Islands.
- 25 percent were from Europe.
- 20 percent were from Latin America or the Caribbean.
- 13 percent were from North America.
- 29 percent were female, 58 percent were male, and 13 percent did not disclose.
The NomCom is charged with recruiting and selecting a portion of ICANN's leadership. In doing so, the NomCom is mandated to ensure that ICANN's overall leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective. Further, selectees should:
- Have integrity, objectivity, and sound judgment.
- Support decision-making within groups.
- Work effectively in English.
- Understand ICANN's mission.
- Be committed to ICANN's success.
- Have experience in world affairs.
- Contribute to cultural, professional, and geographic expertise.
- Be able to work long and hard, generally as volunteers.
A Message From NomCom Chair Michael Graham
The 2022 Nominating Committee is thankful for the numerous applications received. Although the Nominating Committee cannot appoint everyone who applied, we encourage all applicants to continue participating, as your involvement is critical to ICANN's mission.
The Nominating Committee wants to congratulate all the selected candidates.
To learn more about the Nominating Committee, visit: http://nomcom.icann.org.