ICANN’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Fadi Chehadé, has officially taken up his position, two weeks in advance of his expected start date. This new appointment comes after previous CEO, Rod Beckstrom, left the position at the end of his contract in July. The organisation’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Akram Atallah, has been acting as interim CEO during this time but is now returning to his original position. As ICANN has such a profound influence on the domain name industry,...