Byron Holland

Country:	Canada
Email:	ceo.cira [at] cira.ca
Blog:	[cirablog.ca cirablog.ca]
LinkedIn:	[byron-holland Byron Holland]
Twitter:	@cira001
Formerly a member of ICANN's ccNSO

Byron G. Holland is the President and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), a position he has held since January 2008. He is also the Chair of ICANN's ccNSO; he is its former Vice-Chair and took over the leadership role for a two year term starting in July 2013. Holland maintains a blog called Public Domain, in which he discusses issues of interest to the Canadian Internet community, including Internet governance and technology. He can also be found on Twitter at @CIRA001.

Career History

His focus is on security, stability and resiliency of the .CA domain name system (DNS) and sound operation and policy development that supports the .CA registry. In striving for operational excellence, Holland provides sound financial management, ensures exceptional customer service, and observes and implements globally recognized best practices at CIRA. He also represents Canadian interests in numerous international fora, including at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).

Prior to that, Holland was a founding partner and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Futura Rewards, the third largest coalition loyalty program in Canada. At Futura, Holland oversaw the development and growth of the company from a small upstart to a publicly traded company with more than 100 brand partners and 400,000 members.

Education

Holland holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University. He also holds his ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Media

• Byron Holland talks about the Canadian Internet Forum
• Byron Holland on Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)