Peter Dengate Thrush is a barrister specializing in internet law, intellectual property and competition and the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of [[ICANN]]. He has been serving since being first elected in November of 2007 and was most recently re-elected following the [[ICANN]] Annual General Meeting in December 2010.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/thrush.htm] Official ICANN Biograph for Peter Dengate Thrush</ref> In addition to his work with [[ICANN]] he is also well known for his leadership in the ccTLD community having been important to the formation of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association ([[APTLD]]) and [[InterntNZ]]; both of which he has served as chair for in the past.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1411569&authType=name&authToken=RQaA&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&pohelp=&trk=ppro_viewmore] Peter Dengate Thrush Linkedin Profile</ref> Aside from his policy work Peter Dengate Thrush is also a well known as a media commentator addressing internet related issues.
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Peter Dengate Thrush is a barrister specializing in internet law, intellectual property and competition and the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of [[ICANN]]. He has been serving since being first elected in November of 2007 and was most recently re-elected following the [[ICANN]] Annual General Meeting in December 2010.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/thrush.htm] Official ICANN Biograph for Peter Dengate Thrush</ref> In addition to his work with [[ICANN]] he is also well known for his leadership in the ccTLD community having been important to the formation of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association ([[APTLD]]) and [[InterntNZ]]; he has also served in leadership positions in both organizations.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1411569&authType=name&authToken=RQaA&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&pohelp=&trk=ppro_viewmore] Peter Dengate Thrush Linkedin Profile</ref> Aside from his policy work Peter Dengate Thrush is also a well known as a media commentator addressing internet related issues.
==Early Work with ICANN==
==Early Work with ICANN==
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*Deputy Chair of the New Zealand Electricity Rulings Panel.
*Deputy Chair of the New Zealand Electricity Rulings Panel.
*Current Chair of the [[Liz Dengate Thrush Foundation]].
*Current Chair of the [[Liz Dengate Thrush Foundation]].
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*Director at <a href="http://example.com/">Example</a>
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*Director at [http://brainfuel.co.nz/ Brainfuel Ltd.]