Domain Name Association Appoints Adrian Kinderis As Chair

The Domain Name Association, the only trade association to represent the interests of the domain name industry, has appointed ARI Registry Services’ CEO Adrian Kinderis as its Chair of the Board.

Other newly elected officers are Richard Merdinger, Vice President, Domains, GoDaddy who was elected Vice Chair and Statton Hammock, Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Rightside, was elected Secretary/Treasurer.

“With a complete board of directors and leadership roster to call upon, the DNA is now fully empowered to tackle our industry’s challenges and deliver on our educational initiatives,” said Kinderis. “I appreciate the confidence the Board demonstrates in formally selecting me as its Chair, after serving in that role on an interim basis. I look forward to working with the officers and directors to realize our mission to serve both consumers and our sector.”

The appoints come about as the expansion of domain names with new gTLDs will soon revolutionise the way people search for information and navigate the internet and will be the catalyst for tremendous innovation in the way brands – commercial and personal – are communicated. To fulfil its commitment to raise awareness about these new opportunities, the DNA will sponsor awareness campaigns that will involve advertising, informative webinars and events, as well as its education website: www.whatdomain.org.

In addition to promoting the use of domain names, the DNA also provides its members with opportunities to collaborate with peers, share best practices and ensure mutual success. DNA membership is organized as a multi-tiered structure to accommodate various levels of interest and desire for participation in the work of the DNA. More information is available on the website.

For more information, see the ARI Registry Services news release on Kinderis’ appointment below:

Adrian Kinderis appointed as Chair of Domain Name Association
ARI Registry Services is pleased to announce that CEO Adrian Kinderis has this week been appointed as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Domain Name Association (DNA), the domain name industry’s global trade body.

ARI Registry Services is a founding member of the DNA, alongside other highly reputable companies including Donuts, GoDaddy, Google, Rightside and What Box?.

The appointment of Mr Kinderis as Chair of the DNA comes in recognition of his active role within the industry along with his passion and commitment to ensuring the domain name industry flourishes and is better understood by all Internet users.

This appointment also complements the company’s position as a leading provider of registry services and consulting.

“We have been leading the charge over many years to establish a truly global industry association separate of ICANN,” Mr Kinderis said.

“Not only is this a step forward for me, it’s also an achievement that recognises the impressive capabilities of the many staff in my team who work tirelessly in pursuit of continually evolving and advancing our industry.”

Mr Kinderis made note of the many achievements ARI Registry Services has attained in service of the wider Internet community.

“Over the past decade, our team has made influential contributions to the development of policies and the direction of the industry.

“For instance, we were there at the very beginning of the New TLD Program in 2007 and helped usher it into existence through our involvement in ICANN’s GNSO council.

“In 2008, we contributed to the creation of the technical protocols to enable non-Latin scripts like شبكة. (.web in Arabic and pronounced “dot shabaka”) to work on the Internet. Through this work, we were part of the very first non-Latin country domain name suffix to be added to the Internet.”

“Fast forward six years and there we are again trailblazing the path forward for everyone as the first applicant to sign a new TLD contract, the first technology provider to pass the program’s stringent testing regime, and one of the first new TLDs to be added live on the Internet.

“Continuing with this theme, we recently implemented a strategic consulting project with Monash University to help them become the first .brand new TLD to be delegated.

“ARI has been at the forefront of the new TLD program from the start, and my team will continue to serve the best interests of the industry via our involvement with the DNA.”

Mr Kinderis said his role as Chair of the Board of Directors of the DNA complements his commitment to grow ARI Registry Services into the leading provider of back-end registry services.

“I’m looking forward to the challenge of channeling the leadership that has taken ARI Registry Services to the forefront of the domain name industry and applying this to my stewardship of the Domain Name Association.

“Over the past decade, we’ve built this company from the ground up with a team of experts and a growing client list the envy of our competitors. It’s my responsibility now to take this experience and apply it within the DNA to tackle some of the industry’s biggest challenges.”

The DNA’s mission is to promote the best interests of the domain name industry by advocating the use, adoption, and expansion of domain names as the primary tool for users to navigate the Internet.

More information is available at www.thedna.org.

The ARI Registry Services news release was sourced from:
ariservices.com/news-Adrian-Kinderis-appointed-as-Chair-of-Domain-Name-Association.php