Back in July, we reported here that regular Technology Guardian contributor Kieren McCarthy was standing for membership of the ICANN board - in order "to make the ICANN community realise that you can ultimately achieve more by being open".
Well, it seems he got part of the way there.
Following recent movements via his blog, Kieren's obviously been getting involved in some work with the group, which basically runs the internet. But then browsing a series of staff announcements by them, I saw this:
Kieren McCarthy has been appointed to the role of General Manager, Public Participation. The position reports to the Executive Officer and Vice President Corporate Affairs, Paul Levins. The primary responsibility of this role is to ensure active participation in ICANN processes by Internet stakeholders, including end users.
Kieren is well known to many members of the ICANN community through his work as a journalist... He recently built and ran a remote participation web site for ICANN's São Paolo Meeting held in December 2006. He has a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nottingham University.
Kieren's been a regular critic of ICANN, as well as one of the people who has followed their movements closer than anyone else. So will he be lifting the lid even further inside this impenetrable organisation? Let's see...
