Nigel Hickson, ICANN vice president for Europe
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet governing organization ICANN announced on Thursday it has named Nigel Hickson has been appointed ICANN’s vice president for Europe, and Rodrigo de la Parra as ICANN’s vice president for Latin America.
The appointment news comes a few months after ICANN announced that ICANN president and CEO Rod Beckstrom would be leaving his CEO post at the end of his three-year term in July.
Hickson has had over 30 years of governmental and regulatory experience, having held various technology related posts with the governments of the United Kingdom and Bermuda, as well as positions with public sector bodies.
Before joining ICANN, he headed teams at both the UK’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport and Department of Business, Innovation and Skills on global ICT policy and regulatory issues.
Most recently, he worked on the ITU Plenipotentiary and the EU Communications and Spectrum Framework. He also represented the UK Government at the Internet discussions of the G8.
“We’re extremely pleased to announce the appointment of such an experienced professional with vast expertise in technology policy development in Europe and beyond,” said Beckstrom. “In addition to Nigel Hickson’s governmental expertise, he also has significant experience in European Union policy development.”
De la Parra is a respected Mexican telecommunications and Internet expert. He was previously regional liaison for Latin America.
Before joining ICANN, Rodrigo served as director general of prospective regulation and director general for international cooperation of Mexico’s Federal Commission of Telecommunications (Cofetel).
He was also the Mexican representative to ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee, and a member of the Consultative Committee of NIC.mx, Mexico’s ccTLD.
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