Chris Disspain, the chief of Australia's domain name regulator auDA, has been appointed to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers board.
ICANN is the not-for-profit that oversees the operation of the internet's domain name system.
According to a statement, Disspain was elected unopposed to fill the seat currently held by ICANN Chairman, Peter Dengate-Thrush.
He will take up the role in June next year.
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