Byron Holland: Difference between revisions

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Country:	Canada
Email:	ceo.cira [at] cira.ca
Blog:	[cirablog.ca cirablog.ca]
LinkedIn:	[byron-holland Byron Holland]
Twitter:	@cira001

Byron Holland is the President and CEO of CIRA, a position he was appointed to in January 2008.^[1] He is also the Vice-Chair of ICANN's ccNSO.^[2]

Career History edit

His focus is on security, stability and resiliency of the .CA domain name system (DNS) and sound operation and policy development that supports the .CA registry. In striving for operational excellence, Holland provides sound financial management, ensures exceptional customer service, and observes and implements globally recognized best practices at CIRA. He also represents Canadian interests in numerous international fora, including at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). ^[3]^[4]

Education edit

Byron holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University.^[5]

Media edit

References edit

[1] CIRA Team

[2] LinkedIn

[3] Byron Holland Bio

[4] LinkedIn

[5] CIRA Team

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 ==Career History==
-From 2000 to 2007, Hollard was a founding partner and COO of Futura Rewards, the third largest coalition loyalty program in Canada. He continues to serve on the board of the Futura Loyalty Group. Prior to joining Futura Rewards, he spent five years as a Managing Partner of Surf Side Limited, a sporting goods company that he turned from a struggling business into a top-tier company. From 1991 to 1993, Byron worked as Senior Financial Analyst for Antares Electronics Inc, which was acquired by Control Data.<ref>[http://www.cira.ca/assets/Documents/Bios/Byron-Holland.pdf Byron Holland Bio]</ref><ref>[http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/byron-holland/3/930/2ab LinkedIn]</ref>
+His focus is on security, stability and resiliency of the .CA domain name system (DNS) and sound operation and policy development that supports the .CA registry. In striving for operational excellence, Holland provides sound financial management, ensures exceptional customer service, and observes and implements globally recognized best practices at CIRA. He also represents Canadian interests in numerous international fora, including at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). <ref>[http://www.cira.ca/assets/Documents/Bios/Byron-Holland.pdf Byron Holland Bio]</ref><ref>[http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/byron-holland/3/930/2ab LinkedIn]</ref>
 ==Education==