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| |email = kurtis [at] kurtis.pp.se | | |email = kurtis [at] kurtis.pp.se |
| |website = http://www.kurtis.pp.se/ | | |website = http://www.kurtis.pp.se/ |
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− | '''Kurt-Erik (Kurtis) Lindqvist''' is the CEO of [[Netnod]] Internet Exchange<ref>[http://www.netnod.se/about/staff netnod.se]</ref> and the Owner of Internet Technology Advisor. Lindqvist is also a member of the [[IAB|Internet Architecture Board]], and a Participant at [[IETF]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kurt-erik-%22kurtis%22-lindqvist/0/35/948 linkedin.com]</ref> | + | '''Kurt-Erik (Kurtis) Lindqvist''' was the CEO of [[Netnod]] Internet Exchange<ref>[http://www.netnod.se/about/staff netnod.se]</ref>, and is currently the CEO of London Internet Exchange (LINX). He is the owner of Internet Technology Advisor. Lindqvist has been member of the [[IAB|Internet Architecture Board]], and a Participant at [[IETF]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kurt-erik-%22kurtis%22-lindqvist/0/35/948 linkedin.com]</ref> |
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− | He holds a degree in Computer Science from Uppsala University in Sweden. | + | He studied Computer Science at Uppsala University in Sweden, and holds an EMBA from IMD in Lausanne. |
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| == Career History == | | == Career History == |
− | In 1994, he co-founded Alandia Online, which is one of the two [[ISP]]s on the Aland Islands. In 1996, he worked on the merger of Alandia Online with Alcom. From 1997 to 2000, he was the Technical Director of [[EUnet]] Sweden and after that of the KPNQwest Sweden. | + | In 1992, he was the part of a group that setup one of the first [[BBS]]' in Aland.<ref>[http://www.kurtis.pp.se/cv.txt kurtis.pp]</ref> |
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− | Lindqvist has also worked as the Director of IP Network Architectures at KPNQwest R&D team. Since June 2002, he has been the CEO of NETNOD.
| + | In 1994, he co-founded Alandia Online, which was one of the two first [[ISP]]s on the Åland Islands. In 1996, he worked on the merger of Alandia Online with AalNEt to what became Ålcom. From 1997 to 2000, he was the Technical Director of [[EUnet]] Sweden and after that of the KPNQwest Sweden. |
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− | In 1992, he was the part of a group that setup one of the first [[BBS]]' in Aland.<ref>[http://www.kurtis.pp.se/cv.txt kurtis.pp]</ref>
| + | Lindqvist has also worked as the Director of IP Network Architectures at KPNQwest R&D team. Since June 2002, he was the CEO of Netnod until February 2016. |
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− | He has been a WG chair in [[RIPE]] and the [[IETF]]. He has Chaired the Swedish Operators Forum, and has been chairman of the board of Euro-IX since 2003.<ref>[http://www.menog.net/meetings/bios/kurt-erik-lindqvist menog.net]</ref>
| + | From March 2016 he was the CMO of LINX, until September 2019 when he was appointed CEO. |
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− | He has been the chair of the [[SANOGSouth Asian Network Operators Group]].<ref>[http://www.sanog.org/sanog4/westasiabof.htm sanog.com]</ref> Lindqvist also serves as the co-chair of IETF Multi6-Wg, shim6 WG, v6ops WG and the chair of the RIPE NCC Services WG.<ref>[http://www.inettech.se/ inettech.se]</ref> | + | He has been a WG chair in [[RIPE]] and the [[IETF]]. He has Chaired the Swedish Operators Forum, and was the chair of the board of Euro-IX from 2003 until 2020.<ref>[http://www.menog.net/meetings/bios/kurt-erik-lindqvist menog.net]</ref> |
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| + | He has been the chair of the [[SANOGSouth Asian Network Operators Group]].<ref>[http://www.sanog.org/sanog4/westasiabof.htm sanog.com]</ref> Lindqvist has served as the co-chair of IETF Multi6-Wg, shim6 WG, v6ops WG and the chair of the RIPE NCC Services WG.<ref>[http://www.inettech.se/ inettech.se]</ref> |
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| On 10 June 2024, at the ICANN 80 meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, it was [https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-selects-next-president-and-ceo-10-06-2024-en announced] that Lindqvist would serve as the President and CEO of ICANN from 5 December 2024. | | On 10 June 2024, at the ICANN 80 meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, it was [https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-selects-next-president-and-ceo-10-06-2024-en announced] that Lindqvist would serve as the President and CEO of ICANN from 5 December 2024. |