Lesley Cowley
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Lesley Cowley is the Chief Executive at Nominet UK and the Chair of the ccNSO at ICANN.
Professional Experience and ICANN
Lesley Cowley has been the Chief Executive at Nominet since 2002. Her responsibilities involve leading Nominet and implementing core strategies.[1]
Nominet is the non-profit domain registry for the .uk ccTLD, and acts in the interest of all 3,000+ .uk stakeholders. [2] The company has a long standing commitment to being a leader in Internet governance. As part of this commitment, Lesley Cowley has been a member of the Country Code Names Supporting Organisation at ICANN since 2007, and was appointed its Chair in 2011. [3] Lesley Cowley is also a respected member of various boards, including:
- British Computer Society
- Institute of Credit Management
- Chartered Management Institute
- Royal Society for Arts
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Ambassador to schools
- Founding Trustee of Nominet Trust Charity [4]
Awards
- OBE for services to Internet and e-commerce, 2011
- CBI First Women Award for Technology, 2007 [5]
- Special commendation from Britain's Best Boss awards for encouraging a can-do attitude, 2006 [6]
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