Quoted from the DomainTools Blog:

You may recognize the name, Michael Collins ran Afternic with his brother for a few years (His brother still works there). Well, Michael moved on to run a new business that he had purchased called Speed and Truck World (Speed-Truck.com) but the call of the Domain Industry was too strong to keep him away. He was asked if he would be interested in joining the ICA by Ron Jackson as their new Executive Director. He was not that sure about the job until after he talking with some of the Board Members like Bob Martin and Frank Schilling.

Now that he has the job he said, “I am not able to sell anything I don’t believe in. I feel like I would be making a difference.” For those of you that know Michael, he has a big heart has always treated his partners with a lot of respect. I personally think Michael is an excellent choice for the ICA position.

Congratulations on the new job Michael, I definitely agree with Jay on this being a great choice.

[via DomainTools Blog, Picture from ICANNWiki]