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Australian Paul Levins has been appointed in the newly created role of executive officer and vice president of corporate affairs for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Mr Levins, who has more than 25 years experience in the Australian
private and Government sectors, will develop and direct ICANN’s
corporate affairs, marketing and media strategies.
His most recent position was the general manager of operations and
corporate affairs for Bilfinger Berger Australia, a German-owned
holding company in the infrastructure, building and services sector
with a turnover of almost €2.5 billion and over 5000 staff. He has also
been a corporate affairs manager for Telstra Corporation.
ICANN president and CEO, Dr. Paul Twomey, another Australian, welcomed
Mr Levins to the role at the recent ICANN meeting in Morocco.
“I am very pleased that Paul has joined the ICANN management team. He
has a wealth of experience communicating with a wide range of
communities. This will be particularly important when working within
ICANN’s bottom-up consultation model,” Dr Twomey said.
According to Mr Levins, his appointment is timely given the increasing
global interest of users in the workings of the internet.
“ICANN has an incredibly important role. By ensuring there is a single,
stable Domain Name System, ICANN is helping the internet deliver as a
global tool for communication, research, commerce, education and social
expression.
“I’m particularly looking forward to working within ICANN’s model of
governance. ICANN is a not-for-profit organisation with a model of
consultation that works. The internet isn’t owned by anyone, but what
happens with this model is that anyone can have input as a
stakeholder,” he said.
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