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In The News On November 15, 2012, ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé announced that the long-time ICANN executive and new gTLD lead, Kurt Pritz, had resigned from ICANN. Mr. Pritz had most recently acted as ICANN's Chief Strategy Officer, which he assumed after his prior role as Senior Vice President was changed when Fadi Chehadé assumed his position on September 14, 2012. He has been the lead for ICANN's new gTLD program development and consultations for years. In his prior role, Kurt Pritz oversaw the vitality of the Multistakeholder Model, stakeholder relations, and also the New gTLD Program. These responsibilities seem to have been split up by CEO Chehadé when he arrived. Kurt's high-profile work has included representing ICANN at judicial and legal hearings in Washington, D.C.. Kurt Pritz resigned due to an undisclosed conflict of interest, presumably within the New gTLD Program, and reportedly related to personal issues with ARI Registry Services. Prior to joining ICANN, Pritz was the Vice President of Production at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he directed the manufacturing and engineering of theme park shows worldwide. He has also worked as a plant manager for the Eaton Corporation. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Physics, an M.B.A. and a J.D.		Welcome to ICANNWiki ICANNWiki is the independent, collaborative resource for the ICANN community. The following industry leaders sponsor this project:
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