2018 Nominating Committee

The 2018 Nominating Committee (NomCom) was convened at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Meeting (AGM) at ICANN60 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The group selected eight leadership positions within ICANN.

Selections

The 2018 Nominating Committee announced its' selections of a total of eight leadership positions on 2 August 2018, including three Board Members, two ALAC representatives, two ccNSO Council members and one GNSO Council member.

ICANN Board of Directors

• Rafael Ibarra, Latin America / Caribbean Islands
• Tripti Sinha, North America
• Danko Jevtovich*, Europe

*The Nominating Committees original selections for the ICANN Board of Directors included Lousewies van der Laan. The committee announced its updated selection after Van Der Laan announced she would be unable to extend her tenure on the board due to unforeseen family obligations.

At-Large Advisory Committee

• Joanna Kulesza, Europe
• Javier Rúa-Jovet, North America

Council of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

• Laura Margolis, Latin America / Caribbean Islands
• Ajay Data, Asia / Australia / Pacific Islands

Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)

• Erika Mann, Europe

Membership

2018 Leadership Members

• Zahid Jamil, Chair;
• Damon Ashcraft, Chair Elect;
• Hans Petter Holen, Associate Chair

Committee Members

• Alejandro Acosta (RSSAC)
• Nadira Al Araj (ALAC-AP)
• Alain Bidron (GNSO/ISPCP)
• Jonathan Cohen (IPC)
• Anriette Esterhuysen (NCUC)
• Theo Geurts (GNSO/Registrars SG)
• Aziz Hilali (ALAC-AF)
• Sandra Hoferichter (ALAC-EU)
• Ole Jacobsen (IETF)
• Brajesh Jain (ASO-AC)
• Cheryl Miller (GNSO/CBUC-Large)
• Jon Nevett (GNSO/Registries SG)
• Pablo Rodriguez (ccNSO)
• Jose Ovidio Salgueiro (ALAC-LAC)
• Danny McPherson (SSAC)
• Jason Sudowski (GNSO/CBUC-Small)
• Leah Symekher (ALAC-NA)