Peter Dengate Thrush
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Peter Dengate Thrush is a barrister specializing in internet law, intellectual property and competition and the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICANN. He has been serving since being first elected in November of 2007 and was most recently re-elected following the ICANN Annual General Meeting in December 2010.[1] In addition to his work with ICANN he is also well known for his leadership in the ccTLD community having been important to the formation of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) and InterntNZ; he has also served in leadership positions in both organizations.[2] Aside from his policy work Peter Dengate Thrush is also a well known as a media commentator addressing internet related issues.
Early Work with ICANN edit
Work with ccLTDs edit
Career Highlights edit
- Current Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICANN.
- Member of the Copyright Tribunal of New Zealand.
- Deputy Chair of the New Zealand Electricity Rulings Panel.
- Current Chair of the Liz Dengate Thrush Foundation.
- Director at Brainfuel Ltd.
- Past Chair and President of the APTLD
- Past President of InternetNZ