Namazi to take over Akram Atallah’s role.

Cyrus Namazi. Photo from LinkedIn profile.
Namazi has been filling in as ICANN searched for a replacement, so now he’s officially the replacement (just with a different title). He will report to ICANN President and CEO Göran Marby.
The GDD was created in 2013 as ICANN geared up for new top level domain names.
Namazi joined ICANN in 2013. He has served as the Vice President of the group’s Domain Name Services & Industry Engagement activities.