[registrars] New European-Based Registrar Liaison Manager

[Duane Connelly]

At 22:00 05/02/08, Tim Cole wrote:

We too, welcome Steve:-)

Duane

 >
 >Dear Colleagues,
 >
 >I am pleased to announce that ICANN has hired Steve Gobin to work out of
 >our Brussels office as a member of the Registrar Liaison team.  Steve
 >started Monday.  I am spending time with him in Brussels this week.  While
 >he won't be joining us in Delhi, we are making plans for him to get
 >acquainted with ICANN and its registrar community in the coming months.
 >His experience (detailed below) has meant that he has already had
 >significant interaction with many of the European registrars and he brings
 >a depth of understanding of the industry.
 >
 >Here is the official announcement:
 >
 >Steve Gobin has been appointed as Registrar Liaison Manager for Europe.
 >
 >Based out of ICANN's Brussels office, Steve will be the main point of
 >contact within ICANN for European registrars and will provide a variety of
 >service support to ICANN stakeholders in the region as well as providing
 >overall support to ICANN's accreditation process.
 >
 >Steve has been working for more than eight years in the domain name sector,
 >covering its commercial, legal and technical aspects.  During his career,
 >he has built relationships with many prominent registrars.
 >
 >Prior to joining ICANN, Steve worked as an Account Manager for EURid,
 >the .eu Registry.  His tasks included providing dedicated support to
 >French- and German-speaking registrars, working with registrars to identify
 >and implement registry process improvements, and participating in
 >accreditation reviews, billing support and training.
 >
 >Before joining EURid, Steve managed the ROLEX group's domain name portfolio
 >and supported the company's legal division in Internet disputes.  Prior to
 >that, he worked for PSINet Europe's DNS department with responsibility for
 >customers with global domain name portfolios.
 >
 >Steve holds a Master in Translation from the University of Mons (Belgium).
 >He is a native French-speaker, fluently speaks and writes in German and
 >English, has a business knowledge of Dutch and a conversational knowledge
 >of Danish.
 >