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Join CentralNic as policy head — Kelly Hardy

Join CentralNic as policy head — Kelly Hardy
She will help the firm and its registry clients on policy issues.

A familiar face in the domain name industry has a fresh home.

Kelly Hardy has joined CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) as Head of Policy for the Registry Services division. In this role, she will help CentralNic’s ccTLD and gTLD registry partners with issues around launch processes, rights protection, dispute resolution and more. She will also represent CentralNic and its clients at ICANN, IGF and other internet governance venues.

Hardy has consulted for many domain name firms and was an active member of the .ME registry team.

If you meet Kelly at a conference and need an ice breaker, swap stories regarding the first job you ever had.

(Thanks Michele)

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