Structure of The Organisation
Membership is open to auDA, and members nominate and elect representatives to the board of directors.
The board is ultimately responsible for directing the organisation, and is selected through a vote of its members in three distinct categories:
- Supply class members are companies that sell domain names or related services
- Demand class members represent end-users who purchase or use domain names
These two groups each have half of the contestable board positions (4 each). This breakdown is aimed at providing broad balance of opinion to the board from different sectors of the local Internet community.
The chairmanship is currently filled by an independent third party, Tony Staley, who is a former Australian Minister for Post and Telecommunications.
auDA's Chief Executive Officer is Chris Disspain.
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