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| He is a frequent speaker at major travel industry conferences, traveling more than 200 days a year to promote the .travel initiative. | | He is a frequent speaker at major travel industry conferences, traveling more than 200 days a year to promote the .travel initiative. |
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| ==Hockey== | | ==Hockey== |
| Ron Andruff is a Canadian national, and a former NHL professional player. He was drafted in the first round of the 1973 amateur draft by Winnipeg.<ref>[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1973a.html NHL Draft Results]</ref> Andruff's professional hockey career is notable for the fact that he played on 5 championship teams in 3 different professional leagues during a 9 year career.<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11851 Legends of Hockey]</ref> | | Ron Andruff is a Canadian national, and a former NHL professional player. He was drafted in the first round of the 1973 amateur draft by Winnipeg.<ref>[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1973a.html NHL Draft Results]</ref> Andruff's professional hockey career is notable for the fact that he played on 5 championship teams in 3 different professional leagues during a 9 year career.<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11851 Legends of Hockey]</ref> |
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| ==Other Work== | | ==Other Work== |
| Andruff currently serves on the board of directors of the Waterbor Burn & Cancer Foundation in New York City and Just A Drop Charity in London, England | | Andruff currently serves on the board of directors of the Waterbor Burn & Cancer Foundation in New York City and Just A Drop Charity in London, England |
| ==Experience== | | ==Experience== |
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| * President, RNA Partners, Inc. - Currently holds this position | | * President, RNA Partners, Inc. - Currently holds this position |
| * President & CEO, dotSport LLC - January 2008 — Present | | * President & CEO, dotSport LLC - January 2008 — Present |
| * Business Users Constituency Member, ICANN - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - 1999 — Present | | * Business Users Constituency Member, ICANN - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - 1999 — Present |
| * President & CEO, Tralliance Corporation - June 2001 — June 2007 | | * President & CEO, Tralliance Corporation - June 2001 — June 2007 |
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| ==Interests== | | ==Interests== |
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| Travel, kiteboarding, motorcycling, skiing, collecting contemporary art | | Travel, kiteboarding, motorcycling, skiing, collecting contemporary art |
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| ==Honors== | | ==Honors== |
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| 2006 Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing awarded by Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ron-andruff/9/331/b29 linkedin profile]</ref> | | 2006 Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing awarded by Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ron-andruff/9/331/b29 linkedin profile]</ref> |
− | | + | ==External Links== |
| + | * [http://www.circleid.com/posts/travel_domain_name_respond_to_forrester_research/ CircleID Interview, Defends the Expansion of sTLDs] |
| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |