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<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear Empowered Community Administration,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Due diligence has been completed on all 2022 Nominating Committee selected nominees.
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<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">As per ICANN Bylaws, Article 7 Board of Directors, Section 7.8 (a)(i), it is my pleasure to inform you of the 2022 Nominating Committee selected nominees for the three
ICANN Director positions and one PTI Board of Director position. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please keep the appointments confidential until the publication of the announcement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The 2022 NomCom selected nominees to ICANN’s Board of Directors are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="LeftParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ICANN Board of Directors:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1. Maarten Botterman (Region: EUR) – Seat #4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2. Christopher Chapman (Region: AP) – Seat #5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">3. Sajidur Rahman (Region: AP) – Seat #6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The 2022 NomCom selected nominee to PTI Board of Directors is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="LeftParagraph"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PTI Board of Director:
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<p class="LeftParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1. Tobias Sattler (Region: EUR)
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<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Michael R. Graham<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Chair, 2022 Nominating Committee</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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