Apologies for top-posting. As an ICANN Board member whose term will soon be up (and having served on two NomComs several years ago and having read all the recent NomCom 360 evaluations and been involved in interviewing and appointing several of the recent NomCom chairs) let me present a challenge to this list:
How do we identify, inform and put forward strong candidates for consideration by the 2019 Noncom? I recognise that the Board is not the only leadership position being selected and the same principles apply to other positions (without the same need for board experience). The first way is to look at the qualities being sought by the NomCom. Recognising that every NomCom (and even individual members of the NomCom) places the emphasis differently, let me give you what I think the necessary qualities are for a NomCom appointee to the ICANN Board: relevant board experience. The person should ideally have ±5 years on a board that has relevance to the size and scope of ICANN. So a corporate board of a medium to large company or a not for profit board of similar size and scope international experience - having worked in multiple jurisdictions and being able to grasp US corporate issues without too much difficultly (does not mean they need to be a US corporate expert) relevant Internet Governance exposure / experience that shows they have a passing familiarity with the issues and will not need a large amount of time to build an in-depth knowledge experience beyond these issues: good finance skills, governance skills, understanding of jurisdictional issues, technical understanding, are all very desirable qualities someone who is personable, displays the ability to get along with others and participate in consensus building One issue that concerns every NomCom is how to evaluate candidates who had a clear “path” to the board through their own AC or SO and yet chose to go through the NomCom. There needs to be a very good reason for (as an example) a ccTLD manager going through the NomCom process rather than being appointed by the ccNSO. I have no idea who the 18 African candidates were this year. However I know I have tried over many years to reach out to candidates I thought were qualified (people with impressive business, technical, finance and governance backgrounds). Unfortunately very few even decided to submit. Many who did submit told me they did it at the last minute and without adequate thought and preparation. So I suggest that if we want more African representation we identify our best and brightest, encourage them to submit and work with them well before the deadline on what their submission will contain. I am more than happy to engage with any interested candidate and assist them (once my tenure on the board is over). > On 5 Aug 2018, at 17:08, Joseph Bishi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interesting > > On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 7:05 PM, Michele Neylon - Blacknight > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Or that the other candidates were a better fit. > > >
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