Antony Van Couvering

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Antony Van Couvering is the CEO of MindsandMachines. He has played a very important role in the internet governance, having a significant part in the early days of creation of ccTLD.[1]

Career History

  • He has been working in the domain name industry since 1996[2]
  • He founded the company NetNames in 1997 and then sold it to NetBenefit.[3]
  • He founded the company NameEngine in 1999. He worked at NameEngine for two years. At NameEngine, he got the experience of working with American Express, Bridgestone-Firestone, Citibank, Colgate-Palmolive, Goodyear, Intel, Kodak, and Viacom, and with IP law firms including Fross Zelnick, Ladas & Parry, and Brown Raysman.[4]
  • He sold NameEngine to VeriSign] in 2001 and then worked at VeriSign for some time.

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