From CircleID 14, July 2011
MINDS + MACHINES is pleased to announce that it has reached an alliance with RIGHT OF THE DOT to identify and market premium domain names for Minds + Machines clients. Under the non-exclusive arrangement, Minds + Machines will refer applicants for new top-level domains (TLDs) to Right of the Dot for high-value premium domain consulting services, and Right of the Dot will refer clients seeking top-level domain registry services to Minds + Machines.
From TheDomains 17, July 2011
According to the Independent.co.uk, the outgoing chairman of ICANN Peter Dengate Thrush is joining Minds + Machines as its executive chairman.
The article quotes Antony Van Couvering, CEO of publicly traded Top Level Domain Holdings, otherwise known as Minds+Machines as saying:
“Peter is a superstar in our field. We are delighted to have him at the helm”
From XBIZ Newswire 18, July 2011
LONDON — Peter Dengate Thrush, who chaired ICANN from 2007 through its last meeting in Singapore, has been tapped by Top Level Domain Holdings as its executive chairman.
Dengate Thrush, who has been involved in Internet policy development and governance since 1995, led the ICANN board to approve the.XXX sponsored top-level domain as well as the new generic top-level domains.
From DomainNameNews 18, July 2011
As announced yesterday Peter Dengate Thrush, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICANN has been appointed Executive Chairman of Top Level Domain Holdings, the parent company of Minds+Machines. Thrush lead the ICANN board when it approved the new gTLD program during its board meeting in June 2011. His term ended in June 2011.
Antony Van Couvering, CEO of TLDH, said:
From Domain Name Wire 19, July 2011
Yesterday former ICANN Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush announced he was joining Top Level Domain Holdings (parent company of Minds + Machines) as Executive Chairman.
I just got off the phone with Dengate Thrush, who explained why he chose Top Level Domain Holdings.
From DomainPulse 18, July 2011
The chairman of ICANN until last month, Peter Dengate Thrush, has today been appointed executive chairman of Top Level Domain Holdings, a company that intends to make targeted investments in this space, focusing on both infrastructure technologies and specific top level domains.
“Peter will be an outstanding asset to TLDH. Peter and I have worked together as ICANN participants since its inception, and I am very pleased to welcome him as our executive chairman,” said Antony Van Couvering, TLDH’s chief executive officer.
From CityWire 18, July 2001
Top Level Domain Holdings, which is listed on the Alternative Investment Market, will today announce Peter Dengate Thrush, the former Icann chief, as its executive chairman.
From Web Host Industry Review 19, July 2011
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Domain development, marketing, and technology provider Top Level Domain Holdings (www.tldh.org) announced on Monday it has appointed industry veteran Peter Dengate Thrush its executive chairman.
Dengate Thrush was most recently chairman of the board of directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (www.icann.org).
Last month, Dengate Thrush led the ICANN Board to approve the program to create new gTLDs.
From: ProactiveInvestors.co.uk 18, July 2011
Internet addressing specialist Top Level Domain Holdings (LON:TLDH) today announced that it had appointed Peter Dengate Thrush as its executive chairman.
Top Level Domain Holdings specialises in the new top-level domain sector and is the only publicly-traded company focused exclusively on acquiring and operating new generic top-level domains.
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