[lac-discuss-en] Fwd: Thoughts Requested on ICANN CEO Criteria
It looks like we were going for the super woman/man! But the
attributes/skills I highlighted come up tops for importance, IMHO.
And we can even do another triage to find the really really important ones.
-Carlton
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*Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround*
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From: Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 9:29 PM
Subject: [ALAC] Thoughts Requested on ICANN CEO Criteria
To: ALAC Working List <alac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Dear ALAC and RALO Chairs,
I am very much looking forward to seeing you and other At-Large community
members again at the upcoming ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires.
*Important Topic Alert*
The Board is interested in your input to help us refine the selection
criteria for the next ICANN CEO.
- On Sunday June 21st, there will be an ALAC/At-Large session with me,
which will focus on the CEO Search and Criteria.
- On Thursday June 25th, there will be a Board Session on the CEO
Succession Process right before the Public Forum where your input would be
invaluable.
*Key Questions:*
What characteristics and skills would you like to see in the future ICANN
CEO?
As no one person will meet all the desired criteria, which criteria are
most important?
What distribution of characteristics and skills would you like to see?
I request that members of the ALAC and the At-Large spare some time
thinking about and discussing this important topic. If RALO Chairs could
facilitate discussions at the regional level leading up to Buenos Aires,
that would be extremely helpful to feed into the discussions in Buenos
Aires.
As a reference and trigger for your thoughts and discussion, below is the
CEO Profile from the 2011 CEO Search materials.
I look forward to your input.
Best regards,
Rinalia
*CEO Profile [from CEO Search in 2011*]
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate to the highest degree possible
the following experience and skills. These have been grouped under 4
headings that embody the multi-faceted nature of the role:
*Professional*
 Solid record of either/or public, corporate, academic service, at a high
international level
 Global exposure: experience of working in different countries or with
different cultures
 Experience in managing process work flows and ability to anticipate issues
 Close familiarity with the ways in which civil society, business sector
interests and regulatory authorities interact
 Success in managing ICANNâs evolution as an organization, complex issues
and programs, and key contracts
 Track record of achieving results, not just âbeing thereâ
 Previous association with highly respected organizations
 Leadership of dispersed international teams and active multi-stakeholders
that provide policy input
*Personal*
 Consensus builder and catalyst, a motivator and persuader
 Intellectually engaging, contributes to âthought leadershipâ in helping
define vision and strategy, and leverages the organizationâs competencies
 Combines weight of personality with empathy towards others of many
different backgrounds
 Practiced at exercising influence in non-hierarchical relationships
 Earns respect and generates trust in him/herself and the organization
 Multicultural with language skills, practiced communicator and public
speaker
 Aligns with ICANN's values: integrity, trust, humility, technical
excellence and public service
 Able negotiator, without making enemies, can represent ICANN and can
present it well
 Strong affinity with the Internet (but not just a âcheerleaderâ),
conscious of its role and complexity, fully embraces ICANNâs mission and
its bottom-up process
 Embodies and practices the multi-stakeholder approach and welcomes
significant volunteer involvement
*Technical*
 Internet architecture knowledge : understanding of the global Internetâs
systems of unique identifiers, including domain names, protocol parameters
and addresses
 Institutional knowledge : familiarity with the functioning of registries
and registrars, ICANNâs policy development procedures and user categories
 Understanding of the domain names market structure and dynamics,
including competition issues
*The Internet Governance Ecosystem*
 Institutions: understand the environment of those involved in the
Internet and its administrative governance systems, notably IETF, ISOC,
W3C, and other standard bodies (ETSI, ITU, ISO, Unicode)
 International awareness: know the government stakeholders in Internet
governance and how to interact with them
 Knowledge of the UN system and other international organizations and
processes
 Ability to function and generate trust with all actors through
operational excellence and respect for input from the multistakeholder base
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