Proposal for leadership group to support CEO succession and input/360 Group proposal

[Avri Doria]

On 17 Nov 2011, at 06:52, Konstantinos Komaitis wrote:

> <360 Input into CEO Succession and ongoing Feedback - chairs.docx>

I think the idea of full community participation in the selection of the CEO is important, and this may be an interesting starting place for a discussion on how the community gets involved.  

FYI: I sent the following message to the search committee:


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Avri Doria 
> Subject: Searching for Rod's replacement
> Date: 4 November 2011 14:36:30 EDT
> To: ceosearch2012 at icann.org
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Briefly I think that ICANN needs a CEO who is more of an Executive Director than a traditional CEO.  The thought leadership is supposed to come bottom up though us, to those of you on the Board.  We need someone who can run the operational aspects of the organization well and who understands that the prime responsibility of the job is to implement the policy as given by the community and to facilitate policy creation by the stakeholder community.
> 
> In terms of qualities, I think that when the search was ongoing for the current CEO, a good set of requirements was written up … . 

> To quote:
> 
>> The ideal candidate will:
>> 
>> 	• Bring an open, personal style to the table. He/she will be a good listener.
>> 	• Display extensive international experience and cross-cultural sensitivity and achievements.
>> 	• Show the ability to balance between necessary innovation and operational and organizational stability.
>> 	• Have the experience of working with a large and diverse board of directors, helping it to work effectively, and developing a rapport with its members.
>> 	• Display credibility with the Internet community and awareness of the history of the Internet and the many organizational entities that have influenced its development and/or are interested parties in its future evolution.
>> 	• Show an appreciation for, and the ability to implement the public transparency and accountability needed from ICANN and its operation.
>> 	• Have the experience of working with governments and managing different political agendas and priorities.
>> 	• Demonstrate familiarity with Internet technical standards and technology in areas of importance to ICANN and capacity to obtain expert technical counsel when and where necessary.
>> 	• Be aware of trends in Internet development that might impact ICANN's work.
>> 	• Have a clear understanding of the political dynamics associated with achieving consensus on major ICANN issues and priorities, and of ICANN's charter and mission.
> 
> Hopefully the next CEO will display these qualities in addition to understanding and supporting the essential multi-stakeholder driven nature of ICANN with all that implies.
> 
> Finally in terms of the process, I would like to ask that the search committee have wider representation than just  a Board select group and that it resemble a mini NomCom lead by a Board member, at least through the selection of the short list.  Of course the decision is the Board's, but I hope that in this age of the AOC, the community can be brought into it and we are not faced with yet another black box selection process.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Avri Doria
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I recommend people send their own messages. 

avri