RE: [bc-gnso] 2013 Nom Com October Report Card

["Ron Andruff" <randruff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike,

 

With your experience on the Nom Com, you, of all people, appreciate the
significant steps toward transparency that this year's Committee have
undertaken and I'm glad that they resonate positively. 

 

Regarding your comments on the SOI, Waudo and I will be sure to take them to
the Committee. 

 

As for the Board Governance discussion, indeed, we took advantage of Toronto
45 to have that meeting and we have a revised position on that in place.

 

Thank you for your two insightful comments.  

 

Kind regards,

 

RA

 

Ronald N. Andruff

RNA Partners, Inc.

 

 

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From: Michael Roberts [mailto:mmr1936@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Roberts
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 2:02 PM
To: Ron Andruff
Cc: 'Bc GNSO list '; excomm@xxxxxxxxxxxx; 'Waudo Siganga'
Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] 2013 Nom Com October Report Card
Importance: High

 

Ron -

 

Great report.   Glad to see some NomCom "sacred cows" biting the dust.

 

Here are a couple of other things that might improve NomCom performance and
success rate.

 

- The Statement of Interest (SOI) process is a killer for many highly
qualified potential applicants.  There is no intrinsic reason why a
potential Board member should be forced to complete it as currently
required.  The committee has other means of acquiring the necessary
information, and/or having third parties complete it with the consent and
participation of the candidate.  In my time on two recent NC's, there seemed
to be a notion that having all the SOI's done exactly the same way "leveled
the playing field."  Couldn't be farther from the truth.  The object here is
to identify and recruit the best talent for the Board, not to let process
get in the way.

 

- The Board workload, as currently described to applicants, is another
killer.  I have a lot of non-profit Board experience in my background, and
no other organization comes close to the level of time commitment required
of ICANN Board members.  Even allowing for our unique structure and status,
the recent situation is depriving ICANN of valuable Board talent.  With Fadi
having set new directions and appointed a strong executive team, I think the
description of time commitment could be scaled back.  Why doesn't the NomCom
have a specific discussion with the Board Governance Cmte on this important
issue and see if a revised look isn't possible?

 

Regards,

 

- Mike

 

 

 

 

On Oct 23, 2012, at 9:16 AM, Ron Andruff wrote:





Dear members,

 

On behalf of Waudo Siganga and I, your 2013 Nominating Committee (Nom Com)
member representatives, I am pleased to send you our Committee's first ever
monthly 'Report Card', just one of the innovations launched at our first
meeting, for more detailed reporting back to the ICANN community.  This
document represents a sea change in transparency for the Nom Com and one
that we believe will underscore the Committee's commitment to openness and
integrity in this year's process of selecting strong candidates to fill key
roles in ICANN's ever-improving leadership.

 

Regarding our 2013 Committee's new regime of openness, our Chairman, Yrjo
Lansipuro noted: "We re-examined the reasons behind the exaggerated secrecy
that has surrounded the NomCom institution. We went back to the 2007 NomCom
Review, which offered an explanation: the  justified requirement of absolute
candidate confidentiality has led members and staff  to "err on the side of
caution" and treat many other aspects of the NomCom's operation as
confidential "just to be safe." The 2007 Review noted: "Secrecy beyond what
is required to preserve candidate confidentiality shields the NomCom from
outside pressure and influence but also damages its credibility."

 

Encouraged by our meetings with constituency representatives, with the Board
and the CEO, the 2013 NomCom decided to make a clean distinction between our
processes, which should be as transparent as possible, and information about
the candidates, which shall remain absolutely confidential.  I hope that
this change will be noticed by the community. We'll keep on reporting, and
we'll have an open session in Beijing."

 

Both Waudo and I are pleased to report that the Committee has begun its
mandate with a strong sense of mutual respect and camaraderie; fully united
in its mission.

 

I have also attached the 2013 Nom Com Timeline of activities and the Open
Positions that we will be working toward filling.  Soon, we will send an
announcement to the BC list explaining the nature of the candidates we are
looking for and the process for applying.  We encourage you, however, to
start thinking now about whom you know that would be a potential candidate
to add to the pool.

 

Our next Report Card will be forthcoming immediately following our meeting
in mid-November.

 

Kind regards,

 

RA

 

Ronald N. Andruff

President

 

RNA Partners, Inc.

220 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10001

+ 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11

 

 

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