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08/19/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/19/2025 17:10
ICANN's 2025 Nominating Committee Announces Leadership Selections
Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 2025 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce its selections for 10 leadership positions:
ICANN Board of Directors
| Name | Region |
| Sajid Rahman | Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands |
| Constance Bommelaer de Leusse | Europe |
| Raúl Echeberría | Latin America and the Caribbean |
To learn more about the selectees for the ICANN Board, please review these biographies.
Public Technical Identifiers Board of Directors
| Name | Region |
| Lise Fuhr | Europe |
At-Large Advisory Committee
| Name | Region |
| Adebunmi Akinbo | Africa |
| Aftab Siddiqui | Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands |
| Hannah Frank | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Country Code Names Supporting Organization Council
| Name | Region |
| Olga Cavalli | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Generic Names Supporting Organization Council
| Name | Region | Stakeholder Group |
| Christian Dawson | North America | Non-Contracted Parties House |
| Gaurav Vedi | North America | Contracted Parties House |
The biographies of the remaining selectees will be available on the 2025 Nominating Committee webpage in the coming days.
Those selected will begin their terms at the conclusion of the ICANN84 Annual General Meeting in October 2025.
About the 2025 Nominating Committee Applicants
The 2025 Nominating Committee received 106 completed applications during the application period from 14 January to 28 March 2025. Out of 106 applicants:
- 37 percent were from Africa.
- 25 percent were from Asia, Australia, or the Pacific Islands.
- 16 percent were from Latin America or the Caribbean.
- 8 percent were from Europe.
- 2 percent were from North America.
- 12 percent were citizens or residents of two or more regions.
- 27 percent were female, and 73 percent were male.
The Nominating Committee is charged with recruiting and selecting a portion of ICANN's leadership. In doing so, the committee is mandated to ensure that ICANN's overall leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective. Further, selectees should:
- Have integrity, objectivity, and sound judgment.
- Support decision-making within groups.
- Work effectively in English.
- Understand ICANN's mission.
- Be committed to ICANN's success.
- Contribute to cultural, professional, and geographic expertise.
- Be able to work long and hard, generally as volunteers.
A Message From Nominating Committee Chair Amir Qayyum
The 2025 Nominating Committee is thankful for the numerous applications received. Although the committee can appoint only a few out of the large pool of highly qualified candidates, all applicants are encouraged to continue participating, as their involvement is critical to the Nominating Committee's selection process. The Nominating Committee wants to congratulate all the selected candidates, who passed through a long, rigorous and multiphase selection process.
To learn more about the Nominating Committee, visit https://http://nomcom.icann.org.
About ICANN
ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address - a name or a number - into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a nonprofit public benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.
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