ICANN fires new gTLD project manager
ICANN announced that its new gTLD project manager Michael Salazar had resigned. The claim isn't true. Following an unannounced Board meeting at the end of last week - the third in as many months - chair Steve Crocker demanded that someone on staff be held accountable for the failure of the TAS application system which had caused a six-week delay in the program. Salazar was identified and promptly fired. The decision has left the new gTLD program without a head at a crucial time. A replacement for ICANN's CEO is due to be announced this week although he isn't expected to start for several months.
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It never ceases to amaze me the horrible decisions made by ICANN. First they pass a program no one, except insiders, wants and then right before all the important evaluation works starts they fire the head of the program just to make a political statement. Brilliant ICANN!!!
I wonder where Mr Salazar will end up? Some large applicant should probably take a run at him. He's going to know how to get applications through the program better than anyone else