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On Friday, September 24, [[Fadi Chehadé]] assumed his role of [[ICANN]] President and CEO, two weeks ahead of his October 1st start date. On his first day in the position, he implemented notable hierarchical changes, including: the creation of a dedicated compliance department, headed by [[Maguy Serad]]; the hiring of [[Sally Costerton]] as Head of Stakeholder Relations and Communications, and [[Tarek Kamel]] as Head of Governmental Affairs, both of whom were in the final four for the CEO position; and [[Kurt Pritz]] leaving his position in registry/registrar and new gTLD oversight to become the Chief Strategy Officer. All of these new positions, as well as ; [[ICANN Board|Board]] General Counsel and Secretary [[John Jeffrey]] and Vice President of Policy [[David Olive]], will report directly to the CEO.
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