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He was influential in establishing what would become the [[ccNSO]] through his work with national and international Internet policy development with New Zealand; he became a board member of that body in December, 2004. The ccNSO subsequently appointed him to the [[ICANN Board]] in 2005, he was elected as the Chairman of that board in 2007, and has gone on to be re-elected three times.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/thrush.htm Official ICANN Biography for Peter Dengate Thrush]</ref>

He was influential in establishing what would become the [[ccNSO]] through his work with national and international Internet policy development with New Zealand; he became a board member of that body in December, 2004. The ccNSO subsequently appointed him to the [[ICANN Board]] in 2005, he was elected as the Chairman of that board in 2007, and has gone on to be re-elected three times.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/thrush.htm Official ICANN Biography for Peter Dengate Thrush]</ref>

===Departure from ICANN===

===Departure from ICANN===

Mr. Dengate Thrush left ICANN in June, 2011, about a month later it was announced that he was immediately joining [[Top Level Domain Holdings Limited]] as its Executive Chairman. Top Level Domain Holdings Limited is the parent company of [[Minds + Machines]]. The move was immediately greeted by enthusiasm and allegations of misconduct, considering Peter Dengate Thrush's quick move from approving new [[gTLD]]s to effectively selling them. His supporters claim that he will bring a wealth of knowledge to the private sector,<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/07/17/outgoing-icann-chairman-peter-dengate-thrush-joining-minds-machines-as-executive-chairman/ TheDomains.com]</ref> while his detractors claim that he compromised ICANN's and his own integrity via a conflict of interest.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110718.htm DNJournal.com]</ref>

Mr. Dengate Thrush left ICANN in June, 2011, about a month later it was announced that he was immediately joining [[Top Level Domain Holdings Limited]] as its Executive Chairman. Top Level Domain Holdings Limited is the parent company of [[Minds + Machines]]. The move was immediately greeted by both enthusiasm and allegations of misconduct, considering Peter Dengate Thrush's quick move from approving new [[gTLD]]s to effectively selling them. His supporters claim that he will bring a wealth of knowledge to the private sector,<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/07/17/outgoing-icann-chairman-peter-dengate-thrush-joining-minds-machines-as-executive-chairman/ TheDomains.com]</ref> while his detractors claim that he compromised ICANN's and his own integrity via a conflict of interest.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110718.htm DNJournal.com]</ref>

==Career Highlights==  

==Career Highlights==