IE Domain Registry Annual Report 2019

IE Domain Registry  Annual Report & Review  2019 11 Corporate Governance Gareth Dunlop  Following 15 years helping businesses integrate strategic digital communications, Gareth established dedicated UX agency Fathom in 2011. Previously, he was the MD of Ionology, a leading digital strategy consultancy, headquartered in Belfast and with major clients in 15 countries. Prior to that, he was the MD of Tibus, one of the largest and most successful web development agencies in Ireland, from 2002 to 2009 when it was sold to UTV plc. Gareth is a Board Member of Christian Aid Ireland, former Board Member of IIA, and Chairman of WeddingsOnline.ie. He writes and lectures extensively on Internet related matters, with regular columns in Silicon Republic, SyncNI and Business Eye. Gareth is a former judge of the Eir Spider Awards, the DANI Awards and the Dot IE Net Visionary Awards. Anne Marie Eklund Löwinder Anne-Marie Eklund Löwinder is the Chief Information Security Officer at The Swedish Internet Foundation. She is one of Sweden’s leading experts on information and IT security. In 2013, Anne-Marie was the first Swede to be inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. She is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), Section XII, Information Technology. She is also a board member of the Swedish Law and Informatics Research Institute (IRI), of the Swedish Transport Administration, of the Swedish Antitheft Association and a member of the information security council of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). She is appointed by the Swedish Ministry of Infrastructure as a member of the Swedish National Digitalisation Council. In 2010 Anne-Marie was appointed and still serves as Trusted Community Representative by ICANN, in the role of Crypto Officer, where she participates in DNSSEC key generation for the internet root zone. She is also a member of The Registry Services Technical Evaluation Panel (RSTEP), a technical team under the GNSO (Generic Name Supporting Organization). Anne-Marie has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Stockholm. Owen O’Connor  Owen O’Connor is an experienced technology and security leader, with over 20 years experience spanning technology, biotech, financial services, and consulting. He currently serves as director of information security for a leading cloud service provider. Owen’s career has focussed on digital evidence, including investigating technology misuse and responding to security incidents. He was the founder of Cernam, a cloud-focused digital evidence firm which was acquired in 2014. He has been a regular speaker at many of the largest digital evidence conferences and has provided specialist training for police and government agencies. Owen holds an MSc in Forensic Computing from Cranfield University (Royal Military College of Science). David Curtin – Chief Executive David Curtin joined the Company in November 2002, and was appointed interim Chief Executive in October 2003 and Chief Executive in January 2004. David worked for eight years in Dublin and Paris with the Jefferson Smurfit Group plc. He was Chief Executive of Smurfit Software Services, project manager for the Smurfit Group’s Hyperion systems implementation, and internal auditor of Smurfit Ireland. Prior to this he worked for KPMG in Dublin and Philadelphia, USA. David is a graduate of UCD, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds a first class honours MBA from The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business.