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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]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref> | + | Antony Van Couvering is the CEO of MindsandMachines.<ref>[http://www.elliotsblog.com/antony-van-couvering-named-ceo-of-top-level-domain-holdings-8224 elliotsblog]</ref> He has played a very important role in the internet governance, having a significant part in the early days of creation of [[ccTLD]]. |
| + | He also chaired the meeting in singapore which gave birth to [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/1478/ Circle ID]</ref> | ||
=== Career History === | === Career History === | ||
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*He sold NameEngine to [[VeriSign]] in 2001 and then worked at [[VeriSign]] for some time. | *He sold NameEngine to [[VeriSign]] in 2001 and then worked at [[VeriSign]] for some time. | ||
*Antony has started and managed many [[country-code TLD]]s, which includes [[.TM]],[[.AS]],[[.BT]], and [[.PW]] | *Antony has started and managed many [[country-code TLD]]s, which includes [[.TM]],[[.AS]],[[.BT]], and [[.PW]] | ||
| + | *He, with the collaboration of Jon Postel played an important role in the reformation of the [[.US]] domain. | ||
| + | *He was head of the Policy Advisory Body under the old [[gTLD-MoU]]. | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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Antony Van Couvering is the CEO of MindsandMachines.[1] He has played a very important role in the internet governance, having a significant part in the early days of creation of ccTLD. He also chaired the meeting in singapore which gave birth to ICANN.[2]
Career History
- He has been working in the domain name industry since 1996[3]
- He founded the company NetNames in 1997 and then sold it to NetBenefit.[4]
- 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.[5]
- He sold NameEngine to VeriSign in 2001 and then worked at VeriSign for some time.
- Antony has started and managed many country-code TLDs, which includes .TM,.AS,.BT, and .PW
- He, with the collaboration of Jon Postel played an important role in the reformation of the .US domain.
- He was head of the Policy Advisory Body under the old gTLD-MoU.