Re: [gnso-whois-wg] Tom Kellers Interest Statement

[Thomas Keller <tom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom Keller Interest Statement 
 
  
1. Current occupation, employer and position.

I'm Registry Relations Manager at Schlund+Partner/1&1 Internet AG

I represent the European Registrars on the GNSO Council

2. Type of work performed in 1 above.
 
I am responsible in my company for all administrative and policy issues 
in regard to domain names.
 
3. Financial ownership or management leadership of registries, registrars 
   or other firms that are interested parties in Whois
 
Schlund+Partner/1&1 Internet AG is an international operating webhosting 
company and registrar in gTLDS and ccTLDs. Schlund is holding a minor
investment at Afilias.
 
4. Nature of your interest in Whois.
 
Schlund+Partner/1&1 Internet AG is a domain name registrar based in
Germany. As such we have to comply with German privacy laws which
also cover the whois issue as it relates to data of private persons.

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Thomas Keller

Domain Services
1&1 Internet AG
Brauerstrasse 48                        Tel. +49-721-91374-4534
76135 Karlsruhe, Germany                Fax  +49-721-91374-215
1und1.de                                Mail tom@xxxxxxxx

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