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| − | http:// | + | Lesley Cowley has been Chief Executive at Nominet since 2002. Her responsibilities involve leading Nominet and plan and control the strategies' implementation.<ref>[http://dot-nxt.com/panelist/lesley-cowley A short bio of Lesley Cowley]</ref> |
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| + | Nominet is a domain registry non-profit company that acts in the interest of all .uk stakeholders with approx. 3000 members. <ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/about/bio/lesley-cowley.htm About Nominet]</ref> | ||
| + | The company has a long standing commitment to becoming a leader in matter of internet governance. As part of this commitment, Lesley Cowley has been a member of the Country Code Names Supporting Organisation (ccNSO) at [[ICANN]] since 2007, being appointed as Chair in 2011. <ref>[http://ccnso.icann.org/about/bio/lesley-cowley.htm ccNSO page]</ref> | ||
| + | Among others, Lesley Cowley is also a respected member of different boards, among which: | ||
| + | * British Computer Society | ||
| + | * Institute of Credit Management | ||
| + | * Chartered Management Institute | ||
| + | * Royal Society for Arts | ||
| + | * 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> | ||
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| + | ===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> | ||
| + | * 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 ccNSO page]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{Reflist}} | ||
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| + | [[Category: People]] | ||
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Lesley Cowley is the Chief Executive at Nominet UK and a Chair, ccNSO at ICANN.
Professional experience and awards
Lesley Cowley has been Chief Executive at Nominet since 2002. Her responsibilities involve leading Nominet and plan and control the strategies' implementation.[1]
Nominet is a domain registry non-profit company that acts in the interest of all .uk stakeholders with approx. 3000 members. [2] The company has a long standing commitment to becoming a leader in matter of internet governance. As part of this commitment, Lesley Cowley has been a member of the Country Code Names Supporting Organisation (ccNSO) at ICANN since 2007, being appointed as Chair in 2011. [3] Among others, Lesley Cowley is also a respected member of different boards, among which:
- British Computer Society
- Institute of Credit Management
- Chartered Management Institute
- Royal Society for Arts
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Ambassador to schools
- Founding Trustee of Nominet Trust Charity [4]
Awards
- OBE for services to Internet and e-commerce, 2011
- CBI First Women Award for Technology, 2007 [5]
- Special commendation from Britain's Best Boss awards for encouraging a can-do attitude, 2006 [6]