[IPC-GNSO] Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Hires Top Security Expert

[Greg Shatan]

All,

Some news from ICANN on the Security front.

Greg
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[image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-22-en
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ICANN Hires Top Security Expert

Mark Jardina Joins ICANN as Vice President of Security Operations

22 August 2016

Mark Jardina, an expert in global security and health and safety, has
joined the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as
Vice President of Security Operations.

"Safety and security of the ICANN stakeholders, Board and the organization
are our top priority," said CEO Göran Marby. "Mark brings over 15 years of
global security experience gained within the public, private, NGO and
diplomatic sectors. We are very pleased to have this in-house expertise."

Building on existing plans developed in partnership with Control Risks
<https://www.controlrisks.com/en> and International SOS
<https://www.internationalsos.com/>, Jardina will be responsible for
physical security operations. Within his purview are travel advisories (for
ICANN meetings, Board meetings and other business-related travel), onsite
security at ICANN Public Meetings and events, and security for ICANN
offices around the world.

Jardina has an extensive background in global security gained in the
international development community, global media development and private
sector corporate security, as well as the U.S. Department of State and the
U.S. Marine Corps. He has international experience in South America,
Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Jardina is fluent in English, Italian
and Spanish, and is conversational in Turkish. Jardina is a graduate of the
U.S. Marine Corps/Army Military Police Academy, SPAWAR Physical Security
School with MDI Systems, and University of Maryland (Business
Administration and Homeland Security). He resides in Washington, D.C.


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