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| Göran Marby | |
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| Born | Bo Göran Edward Marby (1963-03-22) March 22, 1963 (age 61) Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Website | Official profile |
Bo Göran Edward Marby (March 22, 1963) is a Swedish businessman who served as the CEO and President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from May 2016 to December 2022, a non-profit corporation based in California.
Early life
Marby is from Sweden. He received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Gothenburg (School of Business, Economics and Law).
Career
Marby has been the Director-General of the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS). Earlier he co-founded AppGate Network Security AB, a security software company. He has also worked as CEO of Cygate (a network services company), Country Manager for Cisco in Sweden, and as CEO of Unisource Business Networks in Sweden.
Head of ICANN
He was CEO and President of ICANN between May 2016 and Dec 21, 2022 when he resigned.
In September 2016, he testified at a US Senate subcommittee meeting in support of the so-called "IANA transition", whereby oversight of ICANN would pass from the US government to the multi-stakeholder ICANN community.
Personal life
Marby is married and has three children. He lives in Los Angeles.
References
- ^ "Göran Marby Steps Down as ICANN President and CEO". www.icann.org. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "ICANN Names Göran Marby as New President and CEO". Circle ID. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- "ICANN names Göran Marby new CEO | Domain Incite - Domain Name Industry News, Analysis & Opinion". DomainIncite - Domain Name Industry News, Analysis & Opinion. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- "Ted Cruz still trying to 'save the internet'". CNET. Retrieved 2016-11-02.