[council] Meeting with the Board - Qualities of a new CEO

[Tim Ruiz]

I want to clarify that I did not mean to imply that ICANN needs to do a
COO search (apologies to Akram). My point was intended to be that
operational expertise should not be a primary consideration in the CEO
search.

Tim 
 
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Subject: RE: [council] Meeting with the Board - Qualities of a new CEO
From: "Tim Ruiz" <tim at godaddy.com>
Date: Sun, October 23, 2011 8:29 am
To: "Neuman,Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman at neustar.us>
Cc: "'GNSO Council List'" <council at gnso.icann.org>, "Rosette,Kristina"
<krosette at cov.com>, "jonathan.robinson at ipracon.com"
<jonathan.robinson at ipracon.com>

Operations should not be a primary CEO role. That is a COO role and I
agree that operations is/will be critical over the next few years. But
trying to find someone with both qualifications is not practical. I
suggest they are separate, and equally important for different reasons.
So to the extent that the operations role needs improvement, there
should do a separate search for a well qualified COO (or President/COO).



Tim  
 
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Subject: RE: [council] Meeting with the Board - Qualities of a new CEO
From: "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman at neustar.us>
Date: Sun, October 23, 2011 8:22 am
To: "Rosette, Kristina" <krosette at cov.com>, Tim Ruiz <tim at godaddy.com>,
"jonathan.robinson at ipracon.com" <jonathan.robinson at ipracon.com>
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I actually disagree and believe that these next two years, operation
expertise is of paramount importance above all others. If the new gtld
process does is not executed flawlessly, I think the organization will
have fundamental problems for years to come.  The CEO needs to be well
respected by his/her staff and needs to show leadership within his/her
own organization.   Government Relations should, in my opinion, be the
job of global partnerships and others within the executive staff.  That
is the way it is in most organizations.
 
Jeffrey J. Neuman 
Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy


 








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Subject: RE: [council] Meeting with the Board - Qualities of a new CEO


 
I like Tim’s questions and believe that we should pose them.
 
I agree that operational expertise should be a secondary consideration. 

 
I believe that leadership, government relations, private sector,
financial, and international experience are important.  
 
Given the challenges that ICANN will face in the next CEO’s term, I
think charisma should be the least important consideration - to the
extent it is considered at all. 
 
 
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On Behalf Of Tim Ruiz
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To: jonathan.robinson at ipracon.com
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Subject: RE: [council] Meeting with the Board - Qualities of a new CEO


 
The comments offered so far are excellent and I agree with them for the
most part. But there does seem to be a dichotomy of
qualities/qualifications that are deemed necessary. An individual
experienced in Government Relations, International affairs,
muti-stakeholder processes, track record of high level leadership, etc.
and with a level of charisma may not track well with the operational
experience and qualities that also have been mentioned. My opinion is
that the Board is better served by looking at the former, leaving
operational expertise to another role.

 

I also have two questions:

 

1. Will be a mechanism for the community to submit candidates that they
believe should be considered. 

 

2. There have been rumors that many of the Board will not consider
another USA based candidate. I would like to confirm that that is not an
official, or unofficial, criteria.

 

 

Tim 

 

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Subject: [council] Meeting with the Board - Qualities of a new CEO
From: "Jonathan Robinson" <jonathan.robinson at ipracon.com>
Date: Sat, October 22, 2011 11:15 am
To: "'GNSO Council List'" <council at gnso.icann.org>
All,

 

PLEASE GIVE INPUT IN ORDER TO BEST INFORM TOMORROW’S DISCUSSION WITH
THE BOARD

 

Thanks,

 

Jonathan

 

________________________



Hiring a new CEO

 

What qualities do you think we ought to be seeking in a new CEO? Perhaps
thinking about:

·         The nature of ICANN & the role it plays.  Balancing
technology sector, innovation, operational stability, financial
management, being run in the public trust

·         Qualities of the previous incumbents and what you did or did
not think were effective (for ICANN) about them?

·         The new/current world order (AOC, new gTLD programme, global
economic environment, emergence of new technologies, enhanced interest
of governments)

·         Desirable skills & experience – charisma, leadership,
government relations, private sector, financial, operational,
international experience

What are your criteria for openness, transparency etc. in the hiring
process?
(bearing in mind considerations of responsibility to candidates and
community, privacy, Board confidence)

·         Do we expect to see (and influence by e.g. public comment)
the specification and key selection criteria?

·         Do we expect see and give feedback on the above or anything
before the hiring process commences?

·         Do we expect to have any interaction during the course of the
hiring process?  Updates, information, influence?  If so, how?

·         Do we expect to influence or comment on the final outcome?

Anything else?

·         Any other comments or issues on the hiring of a new CEO?

·         Performance criteria and measures of a successful
appointment?

·         Term & termination provisions?