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'''Byron G. Holland''' is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority [[CIRA]], a position he has held since January 2008.<ref>[http://cira.ca/about-cira/cira-team/ CIRA Team]</ref> He is also the Vice-Chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[ccNSO]]. Holland maintains a blog called Public Domain, in which he discusses issues of interest to the Canadian Internet community, including Internet governance and technology. He can also be found on Twitter at @CIRA001. <ref>[http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/byron-holland/3/930/2ab LinkedIn]</ref> | '''Byron G. Holland''' is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority [[CIRA]], a position he has held since January 2008.<ref>[http://cira.ca/about-cira/cira-team/ CIRA Team]</ref> He is also the Vice-Chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[ccNSO]]. His tenure as a councillor on the [[ccNSO#ccNSO Council|ccNSO Council]] is set to last from March 2009 until March 2012.<ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/council-members.htm ccNSO.ICANN.org]</ref> Holland maintains a blog called Public Domain, in which he discusses issues of interest to the Canadian Internet community, including Internet governance and technology. He can also be found on Twitter at @CIRA001. <ref>[http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/byron-holland/3/930/2ab LinkedIn]</ref> | ||
==Career History== | ==Career History== | ||
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| Country: | Canada |
| Email: | ceo.cira [at] cira.ca |
| Blog: | [cirablog.ca cirablog.ca] |
| LinkedIn: |  [byron-holland Byron Holland]
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| Twitter: |  @cira001
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Byron G. Holland is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority CIRA, a position he has held since January 2008.[1] He is also the Vice-Chair of ICANN's ccNSO. His tenure as a councillor on the ccNSO Council is set to last from March 2009 until March 2012.[2] Holland maintains a blog called Public Domain, in which he discusses issues of interest to the Canadian Internet community, including Internet governance and technology. He can also be found on Twitter at @CIRA001. [3]
Career History[edit | edit source]
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).
Prior to that, Holland was a founding partner and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Futura Rewards, the third largest coalition loyalty program in Canada. At Futura, Holland oversaw the development and growth of the company from a small upstart to a publicly traded company with more than 100 brand partners and 400,000 members. [4][5]
Education[edit | edit source]
Holland holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University. He also holds his ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. [6]
Media[edit | edit source]
- Byron Holland talks about the Canadian Internet Forum
- Byron Holland on Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)