Peter Dengate Thrush is a barrister specializing in internet law, intellectual property and competition and the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of [[ICANN]]. He has been serving since being first elected in November of 2007 and was most recently re-elected following the [[ICANN]] Annual General Meeting in December 2010.<ref> [http://www.icann.org/en/biog/thrush.htm] Official ICANN Biography for Peter Dengate Thrush</ref> Thrush also sits on the following [[ICANN]] committees President's Strategy, Board Finance, Board Governance and Executive. During his tenure Thrush has overseen one of the most important changes to the internet and TLDs in particular by permitting the use of non-latin characters in domain names.<ref>[http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Internet-Addresses-Using-Non-Latin-Characters-Are-Approved/Article/200910415425926] Sky News - Internet Addresses Set for Major Change.</ref> | Peter Dengate Thrush is a barrister specializing in internet law, intellectual property and competition and the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of [[ICANN]]. He has been serving since being first elected in November of 2007 and was most recently re-elected following the [[ICANN]] Annual General Meeting in December 2010.<ref> [http://www.icann.org/en/biog/thrush.htm] Official ICANN Biography for Peter Dengate Thrush</ref> Thrush also sits on the following [[ICANN]] committees President's Strategy, Board Finance, Board Governance and Executive. During his tenure Thrush has overseen one of the most important changes to the internet and TLDs in particular by permitting the use of non-latin characters in domain names.<ref>[http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Internet-Addresses-Using-Non-Latin-Characters-Are-Approved/Article/200910415425926] Sky News - Internet Addresses Set for Major Change.</ref> |