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'''Kieren McCarthy''' is CEO of [http://dot-nxt.com .Nxt, Inc.] -- a company that supplies information and analysis on Internet policy and governance issues.

'''Kieren McCarthy''' is CEO of [http://dot-nxt.com .Nxt, Inc.] -- a company that supplies information and analysis on Internet policy and governance issues. He served as [[ICANN]]'s General Manager for Public Participation from February, 2007 to November, 2009;<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/participate/gmpp-leaving-report-25nov09-en.pdf GMPP Leaving Report]</ref> he continues to be known as a vocal critic of ICANN. In October, 2011, it was announced that he was hired to handle [[.xxx]] outreach for [[IFFOR|International Forum for Online Responsibility]], the string's sponsoring organization, which is managed by [[ICM Registry]]. It will be his role to put communication and consensus facilitating tools in place.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/iffor-hires-mccarthy-to-handle-xxx-outreach/ IFFOR Hires McCarthy]</ref>

Kieren is a journalist by profession, specializing in the Internet and domain names, and has written for, among others, [http://www.theregister.co.uk/ The Register], [http://www.timesonline.co.uk The Times] and [http://www.guardian.co.uk/ The Guardian]. He maintains a blog at [http://www.kierenmccarthy.com KierenMcCarthy.com]. Kieren was appointed [[ICANN]]'s General Manager of Public Participation in January, 2007 and left in November, 2009.

Kieren is a journalist by profession, specializing in the Internet and domain names, and has written for, among others, [http://www.theregister.co.uk/ The Register], [http://www.timesonline.co.uk The Times] and [http://www.guardian.co.uk/ The Guardian]. He maintains a blog at [http://www.kierenmccarthy.com KierenMcCarthy.com]. Kieren was appointed [[ICANN]]'s General Manager of Public Participation in January, 2007 and left in November, 2009.