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Chief Executive Officer and co-owner of Domain Name Services (Pty) Ltd, the technical registry service provider to ZA Registry Consortium (ZARC) and the .ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA). Domain Name Services (Pty) Ltd provides and supports the technical infrastructure and expertise for the popular “CO.ZA” “ORG.ZA” and “NET.ZA” South African second level domain names, including the the .ZA top level domain itself and the new South African geographic top level domains “.Joburg” “.Durban” and “.CapeTown”.

Through my association with the Mauritius based DNS Africa Ltd, which I co-founded and currently serves as a director, I have also played an active part in the application, launch and technical administration of the continent wide .Africa top level domain. I have also played an integral part in assisting DNS Africa Ltd to establish international partnerships for the licensing and support of its domain name registry technology and for the establishment of a new ICANN accredited registrar and domain name reseller platform (https://Gateway.Africa).

I am a qualified attorney and a previous director with the law firm Bowman Gilfillan Inc (Bowmans). Through my work as an Intellectual Property attorney, working closely with the South African domain name and Internet communities, I have developed invaluable expertise in the legal, policy, business and techncial aspects relating to the domain name environment, both locally and abroad.