Main Page: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:36, 15 November 2012

Breaking News

On November, 15, 2012, ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé announced that the long-time ICANN executive and new gTLD lead, Kurt Pritz, had resigned from ICANN. Mr. Pritz had most recently acted as ICANN's Chief Strategy Officer, which he assumed after his prior role as Senior Vice President was changed when Fadi Chehadé assumed his position on September 14, 2012. He has been the lead for ICANN's new gTLD program development and consultations for years. In his prior role, Kurt Pritz oversaw the vitality of the Multistakeholder Model, stakeholder relations, and also the New gTLD Program. These responsibilities seem to have been split up by CEO Chehadé when he arrived. Kurt's high-profile work has included representing ICANN at judicial and legal hearings in Washington, D.C..

Prior to joining ICANN, Pritz was the Vice President of Production at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he directed the manufacturing and engineering of theme park shows worldwide. He has also worked as a plant manager for the Eaton Corporation.

Kurt Pritz resigned due to an undisclosed conflict of interest, presumably within the New gTLD Program.

He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Physics, an M.B.A. and a J.D.

Welcome to ICANNWiki

ICANNWiki is the independent, collaborative resource for the ICANN community. The following industry leaders sponsor this project:

New gTLDs

Generic Applications
Geographic Applications
Brand Applications
IDN Applications

New gTLD Program Overview

New gTLD Stats

Active TLD Registration Stats

Categories: Commerce, Culture, Education, Food & Drink, Government, Health, Industry, Lifestyle, Media, Professional, Real Estate, Sport, Technology

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 <table cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#f5faff;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;padding:7px 7px 7px 7px" vertical-align="top">
 <div style="margin:0;background:#cedff2;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding-left:0.4em;padding-top:0.2em;padding-bottom:0.2em;">Breaking News</div>
-<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;margin-top:0.5em">[[Image:KurtPritzCaricature.jpg|200px|link=http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Kurt_Pritz]]</div>
+<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;margin-top:0.5em">[[Image:KurtPritzCaricature.jpg|150px|link=http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Kurt_Pritz]]</div>
 On November, 15, 2012, [[ICANN CEO]] [[Fadi Chehadé]] announced that the long-time ICANN executive and new gTLD lead, '''[[Kurt Pritz]]''', had resigned from [[ICANN]]. Mr. Pritz had most recently acted as ICANN's Chief Strategy Officer, which he assumed after his prior role as Senior Vice President was changed when [[Fadi Chehadé]] assumed his position on September 14, 2012. He has been the lead for ICANN's new gTLD program development and consultations for years. In his prior role, Kurt Pritz oversaw the vitality of the [[Multistakeholder Model]], stakeholder relations, and also the [[New gTLD Program]]. These responsibilities seem to have been split up by CEO Chehadé when he arrived. Kurt's high-profile work has included representing ICANN at judicial and legal hearings in Washington, D.C..
 Prior to joining [[ICANN]], Pritz was the Vice President of Production at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he directed the manufacturing and engineering of theme park shows worldwide. He has also worked as a plant manager for the Eaton Corporation.
 '''Kurt Pritz resigned due to an undisclosed conflict of interest, presumably within the [[New gTLD Program]].'''