Carlton, Australia – Chief Executive Officer, .AU Registry; Chair, Council of Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
For 14 years, Mr. Disspain was a corporate lawyer in the U.K. and Australia. In addition, he has held executive management positions and directorships in private and public companies in the U.K. and Australia for over ten years. In October 2000, he was appointed CEO of auDA, which is the self regulatory body governing the .au domain name space and managing the domain name system in Australia.
In addition, Mr. Disspain served as the chair of the Country Code Name Supporting Organisation (ccNSO), a body that represents the interests of and sets global policy and best practice for country code top level domains within ICANN. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of ICANN. He is also a director of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD), which represents country codes in the Asia Pacific region.