Changes

===Assuming the CEO Position===

===Assuming the CEO Position===

[[ICANN]] announced on September, 14, 2012 that Mr. Chehadé has officially stepped into his role as CEO, which it pointed out was 2 weeks ahead of the deadline of October 1. Along with this announcement came the news that Mr. Chehadé had already made arrangements to restructure the organization via who reports directly to him, the creation of new executive positions, and hiring for and reorganizing these senior positions. These changes notably included:

[[ICANN]] announced on September, 14, 2012 that Mr. Chehadé has officially stepped into his role as CEO, which it pointed out was 2 weeks ahead of the deadline of October 1. Along with this announcement came the news that Mr. Chehadé had already made arrangements to restructure the organization in several ways, including who reports directly to him and the creation of new executive positions.

* [[Akram Atallah]], interim CEO is returning to his role as COO, with expanded responsibilities, which include oversight of [[Registry]] and [[Registrar]] Services, the [[New gTLD Program|new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program]],  andSecurity and other important activities

* [[Akram Atallah]], interim CEO is returning to his role as COO, with expanded responsibilities, which include oversight of [[Registry]] and [[Registrar]] Services, the [[New gTLD Program|new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program]],  and security and other important activities.

* [[Tarek Kamel]],  who previously lead the development of ICANN's African strategy as a Senior Advisor to the President, was appointed to the new role of Senior Advisor for Government Affairs, leading all aspects of Government Engagement. He was on the short list of consideration for the ICANN CEO position, which Mr. Chehadé went on to fill. Mr. Kamel will be based in Europe.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/09/14/icanns-new-ceo-announces-bold ICANNs New CEO Announces bold, News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref>

* [[Tarek Kamel]],  who previously lead the development of ICANN's African strategy as a Senior Advisor to the President, was appointed to the new role of Senior Advisor for Government Affairs, leading all aspects of Government Engagement. He was on the short list of consideration for the ICANN CEO position, which Mr. Chehadé went on to fill. Mr. Kamel will be based in Europe.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/09/14/icanns-new-ceo-announces-bold ICANNs New CEO Announces bold, News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref>

* [[Sally Costerton]], was a new hire and was most recently CEO of Hill & Knowlton Public Relations for Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Her new role at ICANN is Head of Stakeholder Relations, which is a role that will incorporate the communications function. She was also on the short list for ICANN CEO. Ms. Costerton will be based in Europe.

* [[Sally Costerton]], was a new hire and was most recently CEO of Hill & Knowlton Public Relations for Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Her new role at ICANN is Head of Stakeholder Relations, which is a role that will incorporate the communications function. She was also on the short list for ICANN CEO. Ms. Costerton will be based in Europe.