Difference between revisions of "Nick Wenban-Smith"

From ICANNWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 7: Line 7:
 
|region=Europe
 
|region=Europe
 
|country=United Kingdom
 
|country=United Kingdom
|stakeholdergroup=Private Sector - Domain Name Industry
+
|stakeholdergroup=
 
|affiliation=ccNSO
 
|affiliation=ccNSO
 
|email=nick.wenban-smith@nominet.org
 
|email=nick.wenban-smith@nominet.org
Line 13: Line 13:
 
|userbox={{Template:UBX-CCNSO-C}}
 
|userbox={{Template:UBX-CCNSO-C}}
 
}}
 
}}
'''Nick Wenban-Smith''' is [[Nominet]]'s General Counsel. In this capacity, he is lead counsel for Nominet and in addition oversees the [[.uk|.UK]] [[registry]] dispute resolution processes and the organisation's internet governance participation. He has been with Nominet since 2007 and has therefore seen a lot of changes in the internet and [[Domain Name|domain name]] sectors. Wenban-Smith is a member of the [[CcNSO#ccNSO Council|ccNSO Council]] and is active within [[CENTR]] and [[IGF]] and the Law Society's Intellectual Property Committee. In his spare time Nick enjoys competitive triathlon related activities.
+
'''Nick Wenban-Smith''' is [[Nominet]]'s General Counsel. In this capacity, he is lead counsel for Nominet and in addition, oversees the [[.uk|.UK]] [[registry]] dispute resolution processes and the organization's internet governance participation. He has been with Nominet since 2007 and has therefore seen a lot of changes in the internet and [[Domain Name|domain name]] sectors. Wenban-Smith is a member of the [[CcNSO#ccNSO Council|ccNSO Council]] and is active within [[CENTR]] and [[IGF]] and the Law Society's Intellectual Property Committee. In his spare time, Nick enjoys competitive triathlon-related activities.
 
==Career History==
 
==Career History==
 
* 2007 - to date: Nominet UK. Roles held include Senior Legal Counsel, Company Secretary, and General Counsel.
 
* 2007 - to date: Nominet UK. Roles held include Senior Legal Counsel, Company Secretary, and General Counsel.
Line 21: Line 21:
  
 
==Education==
 
==Education==
Natural Sciences undergraduate degree from Christ's College, Cambridge Universtity, with a specialism in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
+
Natural Sciences undergraduate degree from Christ's College, Cambridge University, with a specialism in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
  
 
[[Category:CcNSO Council]]
 
[[Category:CcNSO Council]]
 +
[[Category:Private Sector - General Business/Legal]]

Revision as of 18:17, 2 July 2021

WenbanSmith.jpg
NickWenban-SmithCaricature.jpg
Organization: Nominet UK
Affiliation: ccNSO
Region: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Email: nick.wenban-smith@nominet.org
ICANNLogo.png Currently a member
of ICANN's ccNSO

Nick Wenban-Smith is Nominet's General Counsel. In this capacity, he is lead counsel for Nominet and in addition, oversees the .UK registry dispute resolution processes and the organization's internet governance participation. He has been with Nominet since 2007 and has therefore seen a lot of changes in the internet and domain name sectors. Wenban-Smith is a member of the ccNSO Council and is active within CENTR and IGF and the Law Society's Intellectual Property Committee. In his spare time, Nick enjoys competitive triathlon-related activities.

Career History[edit | edit source]

  • 2007 - to date: Nominet UK. Roles held include Senior Legal Counsel, Company Secretary, and General Counsel.
  • 2003 - 2007: Company Secretary and General Counsel, Huntswood CTC Limited. Financial services outsourcing company majority-owned by private equity investment.
  • 1999 - 2003: Director of Legal Services, PowderJect Pharmaceuticals PLC. Oxford University's most successful biotech spinout, sold in 2003 for GPB550 million.
  • Variety of private practice roles in London and Reading prior to becoming an in-house counsel.

Education[edit | edit source]

Natural Sciences undergraduate degree from Christ's College, Cambridge University, with a specialism in Chemistry and Biochemistry.