Lesley Cowley

Lesley Cowley is the Chief Executive at Nominet UK and the Chair of ICANN's ccNSO Council. Her tenure as a councilor is to last from March 2010 until March 2013.

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Professional Experience and ICANN

Lesley Cowley has been the Chief Executive at Nominet since 2002. Her responsibilities involve leading Nominet and implementing core strategies.

Nominet is the non-profit domain registry for the .uk ccTLD, and acts in the interest of all 3,000+ .uk stakeholders. 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. 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

Awards

• OBE for services to Internet and e-commerce, 2011
• Institute of Directors, London & SE, not for profit Director of the Year, 2010
• CBI First Women Award for Technology, 2007
• Special commendation from Britain's Best Boss awards for encouraging a can-do attitude, 2006

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