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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>On Behalf of 2023 NomCom Chair – Vanda Scartezini<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear Empowered Community Administration,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Due diligence has been completed on all 2023 Nominating Committee selected nominees.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="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 2023 Nominating Committee selected nominees for the two ICANN Board of Director
positions and one PTI Board of Director position. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The 2023 NomCom selected nominees to ICANN’s Board of Directors are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ICANN Board of Directors:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="LeftParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Catherine Adeya (Region: AF) – Seat #7<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="LeftParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sarah Deutsch (Region: NA) – Seat #8<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
<p class="LeftParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The 2023 NomCom selected nominee to PTI Board of Director is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PTI Board of Director:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Anupam Agrawal (Region: AP)
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please keep the appointments confidential until the publication of the announcement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Vanda Scartezini<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LeftParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Chair, 2023 Nominating Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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