Philip Sheppard
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Philip Sheppard is an elected representative to GNSO. He is one of the thirtenn board member of IPRA. He is also a freeman of the Merchant Taylors' Company of the City of London
He can speak French and English
Mr. Sheppard has worked with the oil company Shell, the consultants Ernst & Young, and most recently with a European trade association. He was elected as the President of IPRA in 2007.
He has been participating in ICANN since 1999. Earlier, he was a member of the Business Users Constituency. He has been chair of the DNSO Names Council two times and has chaired issue task forces on review and on structure.
He participated in the ICNG in 2002. He chaired the GNSO Council Committee on new gTLDs in 2003. In 2004, he chaired the dot net re-delegation subcommittee and in 2004 I served on the President's Committee on the WIPO II request.
He has also held the position of public affairs manager for an association representing both multi-national organisations and national associations throughout western, central and eastern Europe.