14,923
edits
Changes
-Category:People; +Category:Private Sector - Domain Name Industry using HotCat
{{People
{{People
|portrait = Clyde BeattieP.jpg
|portrait = Clyde BeattieP.jpg
|caricature =
|caricature = CaricatureComing.jpg
|born =
|born =
|country = Canada
|country = Canada
|email = clyde[at]beattie.ca
|email = clyde[at]beattie.ca
|website =
|website =
|twitter =
|twitter =
|facebook =
|facebook =
|linkedin = [http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/clyde-beattie/0/ba/b81 Clyde Beattie]
|linkedin = http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/clyde-beattie/0/ba/b81
}}
}}
'''Clyde Beattie''' is CEO of a number of companies, and has investments and leadership roles in a number of other organizations. He is Founder and CEO of [http://www.antris.com Antris], a web and mobile app for adventurers and lone worker trip plan monitoring and security management; CEO of The Yorkland Group, a capital and management focused business and Chairman of [http://www.maglin.com Maglin], a commercial site furniture designer and manufacturer.
== '''Business & Leadership Experience ''' ==
Beattie previously founded and was CEO of [http://www.aloak.ca Aloak] a Domain Registrar, Web Design & Hosting; and Founder and CEO of [http://www.execulink.com Execulink] a Canadian ISP.
In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Clyde Beattie, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD program, in response to the [[ICANN#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|Senate Hearings]] taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial and noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> The letter can be found [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here].
=== '''Entrepreneurial Leadership ''' ===
* Serial Entrepreneur, Investor and Leader for 30 years.
* Serial Entrepreneur, Investor and Leader for 30 years.
* Active Collaborator on International [[DNS]] Governance Policy development.
* Active Collaborator on International [[DNS]] Governance Policy development.
* Leadership roles as Investor, Senior Officer, Director and Board Chair in a variety of private and public sector SMEs and multi-stakeholder Not-For-Profit organizations.
* Leadership roles as Investor, Senior Officer, Director and Board Chair in a variety of private and
:public sector SMEs and multi-stakeholder Not-For-Profit organizations.
* Mentor and Advisor to Entrepreneurs, Small Business, Not-For-Profits and Professionals.
=== '''Occupation & Experience''' ===
== '''Internet Activities''' ==
==== '''Pro Bono Activities'''====
Canadian Internet Registry Authority [[CIRA]] The .CA Domain
* Represented [[CIRA]] at 12 global [[ICANN]] conferences 2004-2008<br />
- Past-Chairman (ex-officio) 2007-2008
* Represented [[IFFOR]] at 3 global [[ICANN]] conferences 2010-2012
- Chairman (elected annually) 2004-2006
- Director (appointed by Gov't of Canada) 2001-2006
* Canadian Internet Registry Authority [[CIRA]] The .CA Top-Level Domain
:- Past-Chairman (ex-officio) 2007-2008
:- Chairman (elected annually) 2004-2006
:- Director (appointed by Gov't of Canada) 2001-2006
* Fanshawe College; School of Information Technology College
:- Advisory Committee Member 2010-cont.
[http://www.fanshawec.ca Fanshawe College]; School of Information Technology College
* [[Canadian Association of Internet Providers]], (CAIP), (ISP)
- Advisory Committee Member 2010-cont.
:- Director (elected) 2000-2003
==== '''Current Business Interests'''====
* [http://www.antris.com Antris] - Web & Mobile app for personal and enterprise trip plans and security
- Director (elected) 2000–2003
:- Founder & CEO 2012 - present
* Yorkland Investments Management Corp - Private investment and holding company
- Founder, President & CEO 1994-1999
:- Founder & CEO 1982– present
* [http://www.maglin.com Maglin] Site Furniture Inc. - Commercial Site Furniture Manufacturer
:- Principal, Director & CEO 1995 - present.
==== '''Past Business Interests''' ====
[http://www.maglin.com Maglin] Site Furniture Inc. - Commercial Site Furniture Manufacturer
* [[International Foundation For Online Responsibility]] (IFFOR)
- Director & CEO 1995–cont.
:- Chairman 2011- 2014
*[http://www.aloak.ca Aloak] Inc. - Domain Registrar, Web Design & Hosting
- Founder & CEO 2010-con't
:- Founder & CEO 2000-2005 successfully sold
*[http://www.execulink.com Execulink] Internet Services Ltd. (ISP)
:- Principal, President & CEO 1994-1999 successfully sold
==== '''Recognition''' ====
* Honored by Canada's Minister of Industry and [[CANARIE]],
: Canada's Advanced Internet organization, for contribution to the founding and
:building of the dot-ca domain. 2001
[[Category: People]]
* “There are few entrepreneurs like Clyde. He is a true visionary and has a
: great understanding of "the next big thing" on the internet. His selfless
:dedication on [[ICANN]], and [[CIRA]] demonstrate his commitment to the
:internet community as well.” February 17, 2011
: Colin Campbell, CEO, [[Hostopia]]
<ref>https://ca.linkedin.com/in/clydebeattie</ref>
==== '''Favorite Quotation''' ====
''"Far Better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."'' - Theodore Roosevelt
==References==
{{reflist}}
__NOTOC__
__NOTOC__
[[Category:Private Sector - Domain Name Industry]]