Summary

Board elects Fadi Chehadé as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 14 September 2012; thanks Akram Atallah for his service as interim President and Chief Executive Officer; and lifts its deferral of strategic objectives related to the expansion of ICANN's international presence and engagement in the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan.

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Whereas, on 31 May 2012, the ICANN Board elected Fadi Chehadé as President and Chief Executive Officer, with a term to begin on 1 October 2012, to serve at the pleasure of the Board and in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, and shall hold his office until his resignation, removal, or other disqualification from service, or until his successor shall be elected and qualified http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-31may12-en.htm.

Whereas, Fadi Chehadé's term was to begin on 1 October 2012 at 12:00 am PDT, and contingent upon the execution of an agreement based on terms that had been approved by the Board.

Whereas, the Board appointed Akram Atallah, ICANN's current Chief Operating Officer as interim President and Chief Executive Officer for the period of 1 July 2012 through 30 September 2012 http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-31may12-en.htm.

Whereas, an agreement based on the terms that had been approved by the Board has been executed with Fadi Chehadé.

Whereas, Fadi Chehadé's prior commitments have come to conclusion, and he is available to assume his role with ICANN earlier than anticipated. He will assume his duties as President and Chief Executive Officer on 14 September 2012 at 12:00am PDT.

Whereas, pursuant to according to Article VI, Section 2.1.f. of the Bylawshttp://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI, the person serving as President and Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehadé shall also serve ex-officio as a voting member of the Board when he assumes his position as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Whereas, Akram Atallah will step down from his role as interim President and Chief Executive Officer on 13 September 2012 at 11:59 pm PDT, while continuing in his role asICANN's Chief Operating Officer.

Resolved (2012.09.13.11), Akram Atallah's service as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer will conclude on 13 September 2012 at 11:59 pm PDT. The Board thanks Akram Atallah for his service as interim President and Chief Executive Officer from 1 July 2012 through 13 September 2012, and affirms that Akram Atallah continues as ICANN's Chief Operating Officer.

Resolved (2012.09.13.12), effective 14 September 2012 at 12:00 am PDT, Fadi Chehadé is elected as President and Chief Executive Officer, to serve at the pleasure of the Board and in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, and shall hold his office until his resignation, removal, or other disqualification from service, or until his successor shall be elected and qualified. 

Resolved (2012.09.13.13), effective 14 September 2012 at 12:00 am PDT, Fadi Chehadé is hereby appointed as a member of the New gTLD Program Committee.

Resolved (2012.09.13.14), the deferral of strategic objectives related to the expansion of ICANN's international presence and engagement in the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan is lifted.

Implementation Actions

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Rationale  

Approval of this resolution will positively affect ICANN's accountability and transparency by informing the community of the changes within the leadership in a timely fashion. This resolution will have an effect on the resources of ICANN, which have already been considered in the ICANN budget.

Further, the development of a global strategy for ICANN's operations is key to ICANNremaining accountable to all of its stakeholders around the world. Given the anticipation that ICANN's new President and CEO would bring a new focus to this work, in May 2012 the Board resolved that strategic objectives in this area would be deferred. Seehttp://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1.6. With the election of Fadi Chehadé as ICANN's President and CEO, the Board notes that his work while serving as ICANN's President and CEO Designate evidenced strong collaboration in this area. To that end, the lifting of the deferral will have a positive affect on the ICANN community as it will allow this work to proceed.

This action is not expected to have an effect on the security, stability and resiliency of the domain name system.

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