Lesley Cowley

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Lesley Cowley is the Chief Executive at Nominet UK and the Chair of ICANN's ccNSO Council. Her tenure as chair is to last from March 2010 until March 2013.[1]

Professional Experience and ICANN

Lesley Cowley has been the Chief Executive at Nominet since 2002. Her responsibilities involve leading Nominet and implementing core strategies.[2]

Nominet is the non-profit domain registry for the .uk ccTLD, and acts in the interest of all 3,000+ .uk stakeholders. [3] 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 Country Code Names Supporting Organisation at ICANN since 2007, and was appointed its Chair in 2011. [4] Lesley Cowley is also a respected member of various boards, including:

  • 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 [5]

Awards

  • OBE for services to Internet and e-commerce, 2011
  • CBI First Women Award for Technology, 2007 [6]
  • Special commendation from Britain's Best Boss awards for encouraging a can-do attitude, 2006 [7]

References

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