The '''[[ICANN]] CEO Search Committee''' was formed following [[Rod Beckstrom]]'s August 2011 announcement that he will not continue as [[ICANN CEO|CEO]] past the fulfillment of his term, completed on 1 July 2012. The topic of CEO succession planning was first discussed at a [[ICANN Board|Board]] meeting on 17 September 2011, where they directed the [[Board Governance Committee]] to appoint members to a CEO Search Process Management Work Committee.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/ceo-search/ CEO Search Committee, icann.org]</ref> The committee is contracting with search firm Odgers Berndtson in Brussels, who will be handling application inquiries and expressions of interest.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12dec11-en.htm CEO Search Committee Progress, icann.org]</ref> | The '''[[ICANN]] CEO Search Committee''' was formed following [[Rod Beckstrom]]'s August 2011 announcement that he will not continue as [[ICANN CEO|CEO]] past the fulfillment of his term, completed on 1 July 2012. The topic of CEO succession planning was first discussed at a [[ICANN Board|Board]] meeting on 17 September 2011, where they directed the [[Board Governance Committee]] to appoint members to a CEO Search Process Management Work Committee.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/ceo-search/ CEO Search Committee, icann.org]</ref> The committee is contracting with search firm Odgers Berndtson in Brussels, who will be handling application inquiries and expressions of interest.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12dec11-en.htm CEO Search Committee Progress, icann.org]</ref> |