ICANN’s President and CEO Announces Departure

Mexico City, Mexico — 2 March 2009 — Founders and leaders of the World Wide Web today praised the achievements of Dr Paul Twomey, the President and Chief Executive Officer of ICANN, after learning that Twomey had advised ICANN’s Board of Directors that he will not seek renewal of his contract and will move on from ICANN at the end of 2009.

Twomey announced his decision at the opening session of ICANN’s 34th worldly Public Meeting in Mexico City, which has drawn more than 1,200 attendees from every corner of the globe.

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