Adrian Kinderis

Country:	Australia

Adrian Kinderis is the founder and CEO of the AusRegistry Group of companies including AusRegistry Pty Ltd, and AusRegistry International Pty Ltd.

AusRegistry is the Registry Operator and wholesale domain name provider for the .au ccTLD. AusRegistry International Pty Ltd is the sales and consultancy arm designed to bring the skills, technology and experience gained from the .au ccTLD to a global audience.

Adrian is a veteran of the internet community who, on the basis of his wide range of experience in both Registrar and Registry Operator roles, was elected by the Registrar Constituency to the GNSO Council for ICANN. In this role he has, amongst other bodies of work, contributed to the document 'Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains Document (11 September 2007)' which was recently ratified by the ICANN board and forms the major component to the next phase of development for the internet.

Adrian is an in demand speaker, regularly presenting key note addresses at industry conferences on topics as diverse as: Registry Operations, Registry Best Practice, Domain Name Management, Registry-Registrar models and Marketing TLDs. He is also a seasoned campaigner of the ICANN trail, having attended over 28 ICANN meetings over the past ten years.

As a true entrepreneur, Adrian has a passion for business development that has seen the AusRegistry group of companies grow rapidly, and is committed to establishing AusRegistry International as the Registry Operator of choice for new generic TLDs as the internet continues to develop.

Adrian lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife Jennifer and has passion for fast cars, and is a tireless supporter of his beloved Australian Rules Football club, the North Melbourne Kangaroos.

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Generic Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (ICANN Bylaws).