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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 contracted 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> In January 2012, ICANN began openly advertising the position in places such as ''The Economist.''<ref>[http://domainincite.com/icann-ceo-job-ad-in-the-economist-image/ ICANN CEO job ad in The Economist, domainincite.com]</ref>

The '''[[ICANN]] CEO Search Committee''' was formed following [[Rod Beckstrom]]'s August 2011 announcement that he would 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 contracted 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> In January 2012, ICANN began openly advertising the position in places such as ''The Economist.''<ref>[http://domainincite.com/icann-ceo-job-ad-in-the-economist-image/ ICANN CEO job ad in The Economist, domainincite.com]</ref>

The committee was originally expected to announce their CEO selection in May, with the CEO taking office at the close of Beckstrom's term, on July 1, 2012.<ref>[http://dakar42.icann.org/meetings/dakar2011/presentation-ceo-search-committee-24oct11-en.pdf CEO Selection Criteria Powerpoint Presentation, icann.org]</ref> The committee later stipulated a deadline of February 17th for applying for the CEO position.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-19jan12-en.htm Announcement, ICANN.org]</ref> They subsequently updated the community in February that they had received over 100 applications and were still aiming for a July, 1st start date and that they hoped to have finished the actual vetting and interviewing process with top candidates by mid-April.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-21feb12-en.htm Announcement, 2.21.12, ICANN.org]</ref>

The committee was originally expected to announce their CEO selection in May, with the CEO taking office at the close of Beckstrom's term, on July 1, 2012.<ref>[http://dakar42.icann.org/meetings/dakar2011/presentation-ceo-search-committee-24oct11-en.pdf CEO Selection Criteria Powerpoint Presentation, icann.org]</ref> The committee later stipulated a deadline of February 17th for applying for the CEO position.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-19jan12-en.htm Announcement, ICANN.org]</ref> They subsequently updated the community in February that they had received over 100 applications and were still aiming for a July, 1st start date and that they hoped to have finished the actual vetting and interviewing process with top candidates by mid-April.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-21feb12-en.htm Announcement, 2.21.12, ICANN.org]</ref>