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'''Fadi Chehadé''' is the current President and CEO of [[ICANN]]. He was originally set to take over from the Interim CEO [[Akram Atallah]] on October 1, 2012, but he started the position two weeks early, on September 14.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14sep12-en.htm Fadi Chehadé Assumes Top Spot Two Weeks Early]. ICANN. Published 2012 September 14.</ref>
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'''Fadi Chehadé''' is the current President and CEO of [[ICANN]]. He began his tenure in 2012, and will transition out of his position in March, 2016. In January, 2016, the World Economic Forum announced that Chehadé will become the senior advisor to to the Executive Chairman, Klaus Schwab starting April 1, 2016. Read the announcement [http://www.weforum.org/press/2016/01/fadi-chehade-announcement here.]
    
Fadi's first introduction to an ICANN crowd came in June 2012 at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague, Czech Republic, where he introduced himself in a speech during the Opening Ceremony.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/25/new-icann-ceo-fadi-chehade-impresses-in-opening-session-the-internet-is-the-greatest-public-gift/ New ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Impresses In Opening Session: “The Internet is the Greatest Public Gift”]. The Domains. Published 2012 June 25.</ref> He replaced former CEO [[Rod Beckstrom]].
 
Fadi's first introduction to an ICANN crowd came in June 2012 at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague, Czech Republic, where he introduced himself in a speech during the Opening Ceremony.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/25/new-icann-ceo-fadi-chehade-impresses-in-opening-session-the-internet-is-the-greatest-public-gift/ New ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Impresses In Opening Session: “The Internet is the Greatest Public Gift”]. The Domains. Published 2012 June 25.</ref> He replaced former CEO [[Rod Beckstrom]].

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