Evening everyone!
Many thanks for all your support and encouragement – I have decided to formally stand for election as a Non Executive Director at Nominet. If you are a Nominet Member, I’d be very grateful for your support. If elected on your votes, I’ll work with the Board to ensure Nominet is equipped with a viable, realistic and competitive strategy that ensures continued, self-regulating success in the .uk namespace.
As a Non Executive Director, I will fulfill the requirements to bring broad perspective, a range of experience and personal qualities, specialist knowledge of the digital space, and a very large network of contacts in the .uk stakeholder community.
My pledge to Members is that I will focus on:
- Developing a Nominet strategy that reflects the realities of the .uk namespace
- Ensuring further reaching stakeholder outreach and greater member involvement, to provide the Board with rounded exposure to the “wider stakeholder community” and informed feedback for policy development.
- Working with the performance evaluation structure selected to support Nominet’s executive management in achieving the company’s vision and strategic objectives
- Being a positive, constructive and balanced catalyst for change so Nominet can develop a corporate governance structure that is capable of handling change and is equipped with a competitive and viable strategy that reflects the realities of the .uk namespace.
- Professional, impartial and objective input with full disclosure of potential interests, as required by Nominet
- Implementing the governance changes needed to ensure that our .uk namespace remains a self-regulated, thriving and dynamic hub for Digital Britain.
My time on Nominet’s PAB has demonstrated my ability to ensure impartiality and objectivity in strategic discussions and in providing appropriate advice and feedback on key issues. I believe, especially in light of recent issues that Board members must remain focused on high level and strategic objectives, with the goal of implementing the changes suggested in the recent governance review, so that the .uk namespace can continue to benefit from effective self-regulation and a strong and stable .uk infrastructure.
I bring a unique blend of experience in online business, digital media and international domain markets along with in-depth knowledge and strong experience of working within both new media (Sedo/Adlink), not-for-profit organizations (Pilotlight Member) and Nominet’s own policy advisory body so I am uniquely positioned to help Nominet achieve long term sustainability and sound governance.
I would be very grateful for your support in considering me for a Non Executive Director role so the needs and feedback of the .uk community can be effectively communicated to Nominet. By voting for me, you can help Nominet prepare to meet the challenges raised by the changing online landscape and governance structures and to leverage the potential unlocked by digital business, both in the UK and internationally.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss my candidacy in more detail, please do drop me a line or post a comment here.
Learn about voting at Nominet here – voting papers will be distributed after nominations close on June 23rd, and voting closes at noon on July 8th.
Very best wishes,
Nora
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