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http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Rodrigo_de_la_Parra

Rodrigo de la Parra is ICANN's Vice President for Latin America; he was appointed in January, 2012. He was previously ICANN's Manager of Regional Relations for Latin America. Rodrigo joined ICANN in January 2011, and was responsible for outreach, support, and engagement with all stakeholders in the Latin America. According to ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom, Rodrigo de la Parra's success in that role prepared him for his promotion to regional Vice President. Rodrigo is also a lecturer of International Organizations and Economic Negotiations, and is a consultant to the Latin American Cooperation for Advanced Networks (CLARA)....read more.

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http://icannwiki.com/index.php/CEO_Search_Committee

The ICANN CEO Search Committee was formed following Rod Beckstrom's August 2011 announcement that he will not continue as CEO past the fulfillment of his term, completed on 1 July 2012. The topic of CEO succession planning was first discussed at a Board meeting on 17 September 2011, where they directed the Board Governance Committee to appoint members to a CEO Search Process Management Work Committee. The committee is contracting with search firm Odgers Berndtson in Brussels, who will be handling application inquiries and expressions of interest. In January 2012, ICANN began openly advertising the position in places such as The Economist. The committee expects to announce their CEO selection in May, with the CEO taking office at the close of Beckstrom's term, on July 1, 2012... read more.

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-'''Chris LaHatte''' is the current [[ICANN]] [[Ombudsman]], a position he has held since July, 2011. Prior to this, he was a Barrister for 33 years. His role in ICANN is centered around dispute resolution. He is a member of Building Adjudicators, a Fellow of AMINZ in Mediation and Arbitration, an editor for Brookers District Court Procedure, and a Costs Assessor and Mediator for the New Zealand Law Society in Auckland and Wellington. Mr. LaHatte has had many years practicing as a barrister in New Zealand and worldwide. Chris is considered very experienced in several areas including insolvency litigation. He has also worked on criminal appeals and has argued several judicial review cases to the Court of Appeal...[[Chris LaHatte|read more]].
+'''Rodrigo de la Parra''' is [[ICANN]]'s Vice President for Latin America; he was appointed in January, 2012. He was previously ICANN's Manager of Regional Relations for Latin America. Rodrigo joined ICANN in January 2011, and was responsible for outreach, support, and engagement with all stakeholders in the Latin America. According to [[ICANN CEO]] [[Rod Beckstrom]], Rodrigo de la Parra's success in that role prepared him for his promotion to regional Vice President. Rodrigo is also a lecturer of International Organizations and Economic Negotiations, and is a consultant to the Latin American Cooperation for Advanced Networks ([[CLARA]])....[[Rodrigo de la Parra|read more]].
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