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'''Akram Atallah''' is the incoming CEO for [[Donuts]]. It is was announced on 9 October 2018 that Atallah was leaving ICANN to take the position with Donuts.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/blog/executive-team-announcement Executive Team Announcmenet], ICANN</ref><ref>[https://donuts.news/donuts-appoints-akram-j-atallah-as-ceo Donuts Appoints Akram J. Atallah as CEO], Donuts Press Release</ref>

'''Akram Atallah''' is the CEO for [[Donuts]]. On October 9, 2018, Atallah announced his leaving [[ICANN]] to take the position with Donuts.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/blog/executive-team-announcement Executive Team Announcmenet], ICANN</ref><ref>[https://donuts.news/donuts-appoints-akram-j-atallah-as-ceo Donuts Appoints Akram J. Atallah as CEO], Donuts Press Release</ref>

Atallah previously served the President of [[ICANN]]'s [[Global Domains Division]] (GDD) from its creation in June 2013 until October 2019.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13330-atallah-shunted-sideways-in-icann-exec-rejig Atallah Shunted Sideways in ICANN Exec Rejig, DomainIncite.com] Retrieved 10 June 2013</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/23564-breaking-icann-number-two-atallah-is-new-ceo-of-donuts ICANN number two Atallah is new CEO of Donuts], DomainIncite.com</ref> Prior to his role in the GDD, Atallah served as ICANN's COO, where he played a critical role in the evolution and maturation of ICANN.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/profiles/akram-atallah Akram Atallah - ICANN Staff Page]</ref>

Atallah previously served as the President of [[ICANN]]'s Global Domains Division ([[GDD]]) from its creation in June 2013 until October 2019.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13330-atallah-shunted-sideways-in-icann-exec-rejig Atallah Shunted Sideways in ICANN Exec Rejig, DomainIncite.com] Retrieved 10 June 2013</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/23564-breaking-icann-number-two-atallah-is-new-ceo-of-donuts ICANN number two Atallah is new CEO of Donuts], DomainIncite.com</ref> Prior to his role in the GDD, Atallah served as ICANN's COO, where he played a critical role in the evolution and maturation of ICANN.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/akram-atallah/ Atallah's LinkedIn Profile]</ref>

Atallah has served twice as interim CEO for ICANN during the transitional periods preceding both [[Fadi Chehadé]]'s and [[Göran Marby]]'s tenures as CEO.  

Atallah has served twice as interim CEO for ICANN during the transitional periods preceding both [[Fadi Chehadé]]'s and [[Göran Marby]]'s tenures as CEO.  

==Career History==

==Career History==

Atallah has over twenty years of experience in engineering development and management, communications technology management, product marketing, and large business restructuring management. He spent over ten years at Conexant Systems and was COO of CoreObjects Software.<ref name="atallah">[http://www.icann.org/en/about/staff/atallah.htm Akram Atallah | Chief Operating Officer], ICANN.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/akram-atallah/0/817/4ba Akram Atallah], LinkedIn.com.</ref>

Atallah has over twenty years of experience in engineering development and management, communications technology management, product marketing, and large business restructuring management. He spent over ten years at Conexant Systems and was COO of CoreObjects Software.<ref name="atallah">[http://www.icann.org/en/about/staff/atallah.htm Akram Atallah | Chief Operating Officer], ICANN.org.</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/akram-atallah/0/817/4ba Atallah's LinkedIn Profile]</ref>

==Education==

==Education==

Atallah has an MBA and holds Master and Bachelor degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is a trilingual speaker of English, Arabic, and French.<ref name="atallah"></ref>

Atallah has an MBA and holds Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is a trilingual speaker of English, Arabic, and French.<ref name="atallah"></ref>

==References==

==References==

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