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'''Lesley Cowley''' is the Chief Executive at [[Nominet]] UK and the Chair of the [[ccNSO]] at [[ICANN]].

'''Lesley Cowley''' is a former Council member and former Chair of [[ICANN]]'s [[ccNSO#ccNSO Council|ccNSO Council]]; Her tenure as chair lasted from March 2011 until March 2013.<ref name="ccnso">[https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/bio/lesley-cowley.htm ccNSO - Lesley Cowley biography]</ref><ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-aug13-en.htm#3 Update Aug 13, ICANN.org - Council Thanks Lesley Cowley for her Service as Chair]</ref>

==Professional Experience and ICANN==

==Professional Experience and ICANN==

Lesley Cowley has been the Chief Executive at Nominet since 2002. Her responsibilities involve leading Nominet and implementing core strategies.<ref>[http://dot-nxt.com/panelist/lesley-cowley A short bio of Lesley Cowley]</ref>

Lesley Cowley was Chief Executive at Nominet from 2004 until 2014.<ref name="linkedin">[https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleycowley/ LinkedIn - Lesley Cowley OBE]</ref> She joined Nominet in 1999 as Operations Director.<ref name="linkedin" /> Nominet is the non-profit domain registry for the [[.uk]] [[ccTLD]], and acts in the interest of all 3,000+ .uk stakeholders. <ref>[https://www.nominet.uk/about/ Nominet.uk - About Us]</ref> The company has a long standing commitment to being a leader in Internet governance.

As part of this commitment, Lesley Cowley has been a member of the [[ccNSO|Country Code Names Supporting Organisation]] at [[ICANN]] since 2007, and was appointed its Chair in 2011. <ref name="ccnso" />

The company has a long standing commitment to being a leader in Internet governance. As part of this commitment, Lesley Cowley has been a member of the [[ccNSO|Country Code Names Supporting Organisation]] at [[ICANN]] since 2007, and was appointed its Chair in 2011. <ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/about/bio/lesley-cowley.htm ccNSO page]</ref>

Lesley Cowley has an MBA (with distinction) and is a respected member of various professional bodies, including:

Lesley Cowley is also a respected member of various boards, including:

* Fellow, British Computer Society

* British Computer Society

* Fellow, Institute of Credit Management

* Institute of Credit Management

* Fellow, Chartered Management Institute

* Chartered Management Institute

* Fellow, Royal Society for Arts

* Royal Society for Arts

* STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Ambassador to schools

* STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Ambassador to schools

* Founding Trustee of Nominet Trust Charity <ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/governance/board/ Boards and Associations]</ref>

* Founding Trustee of the Nominet Trust, now the Social Tech Trust<ref>[https://socialtechtrust.org/impact/purpose-2/ Social Tech Trust - About Us]</ref>

 

In September, 2011 Lesley Cowley was part of a panel held in London to discuss [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD program. [[Rod Beckstrom]], CEO of ICANN, was also a panelist, and the discussion was part of a larger tour by him used to publicize and create knowledge and awareness of ICANN's new program.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-14sep11-en.htm ICANN Announcement]</ref>

 

Ms. Cowley is a long-time ICANN participant. Notable moments in her years of participation include pressing ICANN CEO [[Rod Beckstrom]] on his record of turning-over highly experienced, long-term staff members at [[ICANN 40]] in San Francisco.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/node/178#farrell1 Public Forum, don-nxt.com]</ref>

===Awards===

===Awards===

* OBE for services to Internet and e-commerce, 2011

* CBI First Women Award for Technology, 2007 <ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/governance/board/ Awards]</ref>

* OBE for services to Internet and e-commerce, 2011<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/lesley-cowley Gov.uk - Lesley Cowley]</ref>

* Special commendation from Britain's Best Boss awards for encouraging a can-do attitude, 2006 <ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/about/bio/lesley-cowley.htm Awards ccNSO page]</ref>

* Special commendation from Britain's Best Boss awards for encouraging a can-do attitude, 2006

==References==

==References==

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