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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> soac-infoalert-bounces@icann.org [mailto:soac-infoalert-bounces@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Olive<br><b>Sent:</b> 21 May 2015 10:55<br><b>To:</b> soac-infoalert@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Soac-infoalert] Chehadé Announces Intention to End His Tenure as ICANN President & CEO in March 2016 - ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-21-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-21-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><h1><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Chehadé Announces Intention to End His Tenure as ICANN President & CEO in March 2016<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h2><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ICANN Board and Chehadé to Continue Mission and Ensure Continuity and Stability<o:p></o:p></span></h2><div><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that President and 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 (outside the Domain Name Industry).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>At the request of the Board, Chehadé 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>"I want to thank Fadi for his strong commitment," said Dr. Stephen Crocker, Chair of the Board of Directors. I am 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."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>"I am deeply committed to working with the Board, our staff, and our community to continue ICANN's mission as we still have much to accomplish," said Chehadé. "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."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>To download high-resolution photos of Fadi Chehadé, go here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ceo-2013-06-26-en">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ceo-2013-06-26-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>To download high-resolution photos of Dr. Stephen Crocker, go here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/chair-2013-06-26-en">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/chair-2013-06-26-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>To read a biography of Fadi Chehadé, go here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/fadi-chehade">https://www.icann.org/profiles/fadi-chehade</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>To read a biography of Dr. Stephen Crocker, go here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/steve-crocker">https://www.icann.org/profiles/steve-crocker</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>David A. 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