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'''Westlake Consulting Limited''' ('''WCL''') now trades as Westlake Governance (""Westlake"") - separate entry coming soon. Westlake is an advisory firm located in New Zealand that specializes in ""Building Boards into Leading Teams"", board management relationships, and all aspects of organizational governance and governance structures. The firm works with management staff and boards in the public and private sectors,including various [[NGO]]s and non-profit organizations.<ref>[http://www.tcf.org.nz/library/f5e9275c-6ded-46c1-9883-3e06299e40e8.cmr Brief Profile of Richard Westlake]</ref>

'''Westlake Consulting Limited''' ('''WCL''') now trades as [[Westlake Governance]] (""Westlake""). Westlake is an advisory firm located in New Zealand that specializes in ""Building Boards into Leading Teams"", board management relationships, and all aspects of organizational governance and governance structures. The firm works with management staff and boards in the public and private sectors,including various [[NGO]]s and non-profit organizations.<ref>[http://www.tcf.org.nz/library/f5e9275c-6ded-46c1-9883-3e06299e40e8.cmr Brief Profile of Richard Westlake]</ref>

They provide:

They provide:

# Evaluations on boards, directors, and CEOs.<ref>[http://www.westlakenz.com/Ourservices.html Westlake Consulting Services]</ref>

# Evaluations on boards, directors, and CEOs.<ref>[http://www.westlakenz.com/Ourservices.html Westlake Consulting Services]</ref>

==WCL and ICANN==

==WCL and ICANN==

Westlake was appointed by ICANN in September 2012 to to assist with the development of a DNS Risk Management Framework. "The consultant is expected to work with ICANN staff and existing security related efforts in ICANN while drawing upon relevant community expertise, and to deliver a report providing the Board DNS Risk Management Framework Working Group and ICANN community with informed recommendations for the implementation of a DNS Risk Management Framework." Westlake's senior consultants, [[Vaughan Renner]] and [[Colin Jackson]], will be at the ICANN meeting in Toronto in October 2012, to meet with members of the community and the Working Group.

Westlake was appointed by ICANN in September 2012 to to assist with the development of a DNS Risk Management Framework. "The consultant is expected to work with ICANN staff and existing security related efforts in ICANN while drawing upon relevant community expertise, and to deliver a report providing the Board DNS Risk Management Framework Working Group and ICANN community with informed recommendations for the implementation of a DNS Risk Management Framework." Westlake's senior consultants, [[Vaughan Renner]] and [[Colin Jackson]], will be at the ICANN meeting in Toronto in October 2012, to meet with members of the community and the Working Group.<ref>User Submitted</ref>

The company was selected by [[ICANN Board|the board of directors]] at [[ICANN]] to conduct an independent review of the [[RSSAC]] (Root Server System Advisory Committee). In November 2008, [[Andy Linton]] and [[Colin Jackson]], consultants at WCL, joined in the ICANN meeting held in Cairo to network with people interested in various facets related to the RSSAC.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/rssac/rssac-final-report-24feb09-en.pdf RSSAC Final Report, ICANN.org]</ref> In the following month, Andy Linton, along with consultant [[Vaughan Renner]], attended the Minneapolis RSSAC meeting, collecting further feedback from the root server members as well as the members of the ICANN communities. [[Richard Westlake]], Andy Linton and [[Colin Jackson]] presented the completed review at the March 2009 [[ICANN Mexico|Mexico City meeting of ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/rssac/rssac-review-final-mar09-en.pdf Independent Review of the Root Server System Advisory Committee]</ref>

The company was selected by [[ICANN Board|the board of directors]] at [[ICANN]] to conduct an independent review of the [[RSSAC]] (Root Server System Advisory Committee). In November 2008, [[Andy Linton]] and [[Colin Jackson]], consultants at WCL, joined in the ICANN meeting held in Cairo to network with people interested in various facets related to the RSSAC.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/rssac/rssac-final-report-24feb09-en.pdf RSSAC Final Report, ICANN.org]</ref> In the following month, Andy Linton, along with consultant [[Vaughan Renner]], attended the Minneapolis RSSAC meeting, collecting further feedback from the root server members as well as the members of the ICANN communities. [[Richard Westlake]], Andy Linton and [[Colin Jackson]] presented the completed review at the March 2009 [[ICANN Mexico|Mexico City meeting of ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/rssac/rssac-review-final-mar09-en.pdf Independent Review of the Root Server System Advisory Committee]</ref>