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'''Clyde Beattie''' is CEO of a number of companies, and has investments and leadership roles in a number of other organizations. He is CEO of The Yorkland Group, a capital and management focused business; was Founder and CEO of [http://www.aloak.ca Aloak] Inc. - Domain Registrar, Web Design & Hosting; and Founder and CEO of [http://www.execulink.com Execulink Internet Services], a Canadian ISP.

'''Clyde Beattie''' is CEO of a number of companies, and has investments and leadership roles in a number of other organizations. He is Founder and CEO of [http://www.antris.com Antris], a web and mobile app for adventurers and lone worker trip plan monitoring and security management; CEO of The Yorkland Group, a capital and management focused business and Chairman of [http://www.maglin.com Maglin], a commercial site furniture designer and manufacturer.  

Mr. Beattie is also former Chairman of the Canadian [[ccTLD]] manager, [[CIRA]]. He assumed the role as Chair of the [[International Foundation For Online Responsibility]] (IFFOR), the policy making sponsoring organization of the [[.XXX]] domain, in November, 2011. The outgoing Chairman, [[Stuart Lawley]], was seen as compromising the independence of the organization given that he is also CEO of the .xxx [[registry]], [[ICM Registry]]. Mr. Beattie was already a member of IFFOR's Board of Directors.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/lawley-quits-as-xxx-sponsor-chairman/ Lawley Quits as XXX Sponsor Chairman, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

Beattie previously founded and was CEO of [http://www.aloak.ca Aloak] a Domain Registrar, Web Design & Hosting; and Founder and CEO of [http://www.execulink.com Execulink] a Canadian ISP.

In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Clyde Beattie, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD program, in response to the [[ICANN#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|Senate Hearings]] taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial, and noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> The  letter can be found [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here].

In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Clyde Beattie, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD program, in response to the [[ICANN#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|Senate Hearings]] taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial and noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> The  letter can be found [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here].

=== '''Entrepreneurial Leadership ''' ===

=== '''Entrepreneurial Leadership ''' ===

==== '''Current Business Interests'''====

==== '''Current Business Interests'''====

* Yorkland Investments Management Corp - Private investment and holding company  

* Yorkland Investments Management Corp - Private investment and holding company  

:- Founder & CEO 1982–cont.

:- Founder & CEO 1982– present

* [http://www.maglin.com Maglin] Site Furniture Inc. - Commercial Site Furniture Manufacturer  

* [http://www.maglin.com Maglin] Site Furniture Inc. - Commercial Site Furniture Manufacturer  

:- Principal, Director & CEO 1995–cont.

:- Principal, Director & CEO 1995 - present.

==== '''Past Business Interests''' ====

:- Founder & CEO 2010-con't

* [[International Foundation For Online Responsibility]] (IFFOR)  

* [[International Foundation For Online Responsibility]] (IFFOR)  

:- Chairman 2011- con't

:- Chairman 2011- 2014

 

*[http://www.aloak.ca Aloak] Inc. - Domain Registrar, Web Design & Hosting

*[http://www.aloak.ca Aloak] Inc. - Domain Registrar, Web Design & Hosting

* Honored by Canada's Minister of Industry and [[CANARIE]],  

* Honored by Canada's Minister of Industry and [[CANARIE]],  

:Canada's Advanced Internet organization, for contribution to the founding and  

: Canada's Advanced Internet organization, for contribution to the founding and  

:building of the dot-ca domain. 2001

:building of the dot-ca domain. 2001

* “There are few entrepreneurs like Clyde. He is a true visionary and has a  

* “There are few entrepreneurs like Clyde. He is a true visionary and has a  

:great understanding of "the next big thing" on the internet. His selfless  

: great understanding of "the next big thing" on the internet. His selfless  

:dedication on [[ICANN]], and [[CIRA]] demonstrate his commitment to the  

:dedication on [[ICANN]], and [[CIRA]] demonstrate his commitment to the  

:internet community as well.” February 17, 2011

:internet community as well.” February 17, 2011

:Colin Campbell, CEO, [[Hostopia]]

: Colin Campbell, CEO, [[Hostopia]]

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