2025 ICANN Board of Directors Seat 10 Election
In line with the ASO Memorandum of Understanding and the ICANN Bylaws, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) issued a call for nominations for Seat 10 on the ICANN Board of Directors.
The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, starting immediately after the ICANN Annual General Assembly to be held during the ICANN 84 Meeting, scheduled to take place in October 2025 in Muscat, Oman.
Eligibility Requirements
All nominated candidates had to meet the selection criteria and conflict of interest requirements as outlined in Article 7 of the ICANN Bylaws. Nominated candidates underwent a due diligence review by an independent ICANN contractor.
Regional Restrictions
The ICANN Bylaws state that no two directors selected by a Supporting Organization may reside in the same geographic region. Since the current ASO AC appointee for Seat 9, Alan Barrett, resides in the AFRINIC region, candidates from the AFRINIC region were not be eligible for nomination to Seat 10.
Important Dates
– Nomination Phase: 16 September 2024 – 16 December 2024
– Comments Phase: 30 December 2024 – 29 January 2025
– Interview Phase: 29 January 2025 –29 March 2025
– Selection Phase (deliberation): 30 March 2025 – 29 April 2025
– Selection Phase (voting): 30 April 2025 – 7 May 2025
– Announcement of selected candidate: around 14 May 2025
List Of Candidates
Following a call for candidates the ASO AC received the next candidates to run for seat 10 of the ICANN Board
Comment Phase
The comment phase began on 30 December 2024 and ended on 29 January 2025. As per section 9.4.5 of the ASO AC Operating Procedures, all comments were moderated by the ASO Secretariat prior to being published on the ASO website.
Selection Phase and Announcement
After the conclusion of the selection phase (30 April – 7 May 2025), Christian Kaufmann was re-elected by the ASO AC members to Seat 10 of the ICANN Board.
Mr. Christian Kaufmann new term on the ICANN Board will begin at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Meeting to be held in October 2025 and will run through the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Meeting in October 2028.
Conclusion of the due diligence review was confirmed right after the conclusion of the selection phase. The candidates were informed of the results and the ASO AC Chair notified the ICANN Empowered Community Representatives on 12 May 2025.
Further Information
Detailed procedures for election of individuals to the ICANN Board of Directors by the ASO AC can be found in Section 9 of the ASO AC Operating Procedures.
<https://aso.icann.org/documents/operational-documents/aso-ac-icann-board-selection-procedures/>
If you have any questions about the elections or the election process, please contact secretariat [at] nro [dot] net.
References:
– Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC): <https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac/>
– ASO Memorandum of Understanding: <https://aso.icann.org/documents/memorandums-of-understanding/>
– ICANN Bylaws: <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en>
Last modified on 13/05/2025