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'''Ken Bour''' is a consultant for [[ICANN]]. | '''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== | ==Past Experience== | ||
* District Manager at AT&T, 23 years working in finance, software development and sales compensation. | * 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 | * 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> | ||
==Ken Bour and the activity within ICANN== | ==Ken Bour and the activity within ICANN== | ||
* Provided assistance for an organizational development process for the [[GNSO|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. <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-bour/7/934/4aa experience at ICANN]</ref> | |||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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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.
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]