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'''Ken Bour''' is a former consultant for [[ICANN]], where he worked from 2008 through 2017. Over the course of his career, he became a senior executive and had 45 years of experience in all aspects of corporate management, financial accounting/administration, infrastructure/operations, customer service, I/T, software development, and HR/benefits. He sold his company Netvantage in October 2007 to a private equity firm and completed a successful executive transition through July 2008. After 12 years as President/CEO of a software company, he started KBPraxis LLC, a management consulting firm. In August 2008, he became a full-time consultant with [[ICANN]], helping them with a large-scale process re-engineering and organizational change initiative involving the Generic Names Supporting Organization ([[GNSO]]). His specialties include executive management, organizational design/development, program/project management, and process reengineering.
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==Past Experience==
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* District Manager at AT&T, 23 years working in finance, software development and sales compensation.
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* President at Netvantage for 12 years, a company that Mr. Bour sold in October 2007 to a private equity firm.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-bour/7/934/4aa Past experiences]</ref>
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==Ken Bour and the activity within ICANN==
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* Provided assistance for an organizational development process for the [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]].
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* expertise in technical and managerial areas. Besides this project, Mr. Bour is also involved in other initiatives in developing new procedures and offering professional advice on various design alternatives. <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-bour/7/934/4aa experience at ICANN]</ref>
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==Education==
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* University of Maryland
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* The College of William and Mary, The Mason School of Business, MBA
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* George Washington University <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-bour/7/934/4aa LinkedIn profile, Education]</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Featured]]

Latest revision as of 14:38, 26 August 2022

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of the ICANN Staff

Ken Bour is a former consultant for ICANN, where he worked from 2008 through 2017. Over the course of his career, he became a senior executive and had 45 years of experience in all aspects of corporate management, financial accounting/administration, infrastructure/operations, customer service, I/T, software development, and HR/benefits. He sold his company Netvantage in October 2007 to a private equity firm and completed a successful executive transition through July 2008. After 12 years as President/CEO of a software company, he started KBPraxis LLC, a management consulting firm. In August 2008, he became a full-time consultant with ICANN, helping them with a large-scale process re-engineering and organizational change initiative involving the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). His specialties include executive management, organizational design/development, program/project management, and process reengineering.

Past Experience

  • District Manager at AT&T, 23 years working in finance, software development and sales compensation.
  • President at Netvantage for 12 years, a company that Mr. Bour sold in October 2007 to a private equity firm.[1]

Ken Bour and the activity within ICANN

  • Provided assistance for an organizational development process for the Generic Names Supporting Organization.
  • expertise in technical and managerial areas. Besides this project, Mr. Bour is also involved in other initiatives in developing new procedures and offering professional advice on various design alternatives. [2]

Education

  • University of Maryland
  • The College of William and Mary, The Mason School of Business, MBA
  • George Washington University [3]

References