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Dewandranath Kissoondoyal also known as Dave Kissoondoyal is

currently employed as CEO forKMP Global Ltd. Holder of a

Masters in Business Administration from the University of

Technology, Mauritius and and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business

Management from the Surrey European Management School UK,

Dave is an Associate MemberofChartered Management Institute,

UK. Before his current employment at KMP Global Ltd, he was the

Director and Head of Information Technology Department ofApolloblake Ltd, Intelenet Mauritius Ltd and Teleforma Mauritius Ltd

respectively. He has been a board member and CTO for Bowman

Group of Companies (1996-2005) and was seconded for duty in the

Isle of Man, UK (1999-2001)

Dave Kissoondoyal has been one of the nominees for the Most

Outstanding Young Person (AOYP) for the Republic of Mauritius for

the years 1996 and 2003. The AOYP program ofJeune Chambre

Economique de Maurice serves to recognize individuals between the
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ages of 18 and 40 who exemplify the best attributes of the young

people of Mauritius.

Dave has been selected by the Board of Directors of the WorldSummit Award as the National Expert from Mauritius in the

framework of the World Summit on the Information Society. He was

selected from among the 489 Eminent Expert nominations from 136

countries from the leading governmental, industry and NGO

institutions and associations in the field of e-content, multimedia,

internet and ICT. He was an Editor of the Open Site Internet

Encyclopedia. http://open-site.org/profiles/mauritian.html. He has

been a featured member of the TakingItGlobal Community.

http://www.takingitglobal.org/home.html?

shell=fmviewfm&MemberID=41718. Dave is a member of the

Development Gateway Community.

http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/um/showGeneralMemberPro

file.do~userId=10001400 . He is also a member of the Digital Divide

Network. http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/mauritius. He is a

member of the Small Islands Developing States Network

http://whoiswho.sidsnet.org/index.cfm?

module=Members&page=Profile&UserID=1216. Dave has followed

the foundation courses in Internet Governance and ICT from Diplo

FoundationDave Kissoondoyal is a Member of Internet Corporation for Assigned

Names and Numbers' (ICANN) (http://www.icann.org ) At-Large

Advisory Committee (ALAC).
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http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/kissoondoyal.htm

ICANNs ALAC is responsible for considering and providing advice

on the activities of ICANN, as they relate to the interests of individualInternet users (the At-Large community). ICANN, as a private

sector, non-profit corporation with technical management

responsibilities for the Internets domain name and address system,

relies on the ALAC and the broader At-Large community to involve

and represent in ICANN a broad set of individual Internet user

interests.

Dave has also been a member of the Non Commercial Users

Constituency of ICANN.The Non-commercial Users Constituency

(NCUC) is the home for civil society organizations in ICANN's

Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). With real voting

power in ICANN, it develops and supports Internet policies that

favour non-commercial communication and activity on the Internet.

Dave is a Member of the Public Interest Registry .ORG Advisory

Council. Public Interest Registry (www.pir.org) is a not-for-profit

corporation created by the Internet Society to manage the .ORG

domain. PIR's mission is to manage the .ORG domain in an

exemplary manner while educating and empowering the global non-

commercial community to more effectively utilize the Internet. PIR is

based in Reston, Virginia. PIR created the .ORG Worldwide AdvisoryCouncil in 2003 to focus solely on .ORG issues. It is made up of

leaders from the broad spectrum of the non-commercial world. The

Council serves as a key resource to the PIR Board and Staff to
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incorporate worldwide input on policies, strategies, programs, and

services affecting the international non-commercial community.

Dave has been a member of the The African Stakeholders Network(ASN) of the United Nations Information and Communication

Technologies Task Force. The ASN has been launched to ensure that

United Nations-efforts to bridge the digital divide in Africa are better

coordinated, more inclusive and reflective of the significant efforts

already underway to develop an African information society. He has

been a member of the following working groups of the UN ICT Task

Force http://www.unicttaskforce.org/perl/user.pl?do=profile;id=2525.

ICT Policy and Governance

Enabling Environment

Human Resource Development and Capacity Building

ICT Indicators and Millennium Development Goals (MDG)

Mapping

Dave Kissoondoyal has ever been a member of the UNESCO's

Information for All Programme (IFAP) National Committee of

Mauritius.Information for All(IFAP) is an intergovernmental

Programme of UNESCO. http://www.unesco.org/webworld/ifap

UNESCO's Information for All Programme provides a platform for

international policy discussions and guidelines for action on: preservation of information and universal access to it;

participation of all in the emerging global information society;

ethical, legal and societal consequences of ICT developments.
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The Information for All Programme provides a framework for

international co-operation and international and regional partnerships.

It supports the development of common strategies, methods and toolsfor building a just and free information society and for narrowing the

gap between the information rich and the information poor. The

Information for All Programme is a key element in the fulfillment of

UNESCO's mandate to contribute to "education for all", to the "free

exchange of ideas and knowledge" and to "increase the means of

communication between peoples".

When Dave Kissoondoyal returned to Mauritius after working two

and a half years in the United Kingdom, he realised the lag Mauritius

had in terms of Information and Communications Technology.

Therefore he founded the Internet Society of Mauritius

(http://www.isoc-mu.org) with the objective of promoting the Internet

in Mauritius. He has been the President of the Society. The Internet

Society of Mauritius was nominated in the E-Achievers Award 2002

and finalist of the ICT Achievers Award 2004 for the whole

African Region.

Dave helped in drafting the Global Information Technology Readiness

Report in 2001, initiative by the World Economic Forum and the

Harvard University. He has been one of the Ambassadors of InternetSociety for the World Summit on the Information Society. Dave has

participated in various conferences, seminars and workshops related
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to the Internet such that the Internet Fiesta, OneWebDay, IETF,

AfriNic, African Outsourcing Summit etc.

Dave Kissoondoyal's childhood:

Daves youth was not an ordinary one since he comes from a poor

family. His family did not have any property at all. His father was an

attendant at the Civil Aviation Department. His mother was a cow

rearer. His family was living in a rented house at Mare dAlbert. With

the small income of his father and the revenue from milk, it was really

difficult to send all the five children to School. However, with the

help and comprehension of all the seven members of the family and

the perseverance of the parents, all five children have been able to

study till Cambridge Higher School Certificate. Dave, being the eldest

son of the family had to wake up at 5:00 AM in the morning and go to

fetch fodder for the cows before going to school. Daves father was

allowed to do some plantation in a plot of state land within the Civil

Aviation Department complex. So Dave had to go on weekends to

work on the land at Plaisance Airport. He had to cycle from Mare

dAlbert to Plaisance and on his return either bring wood, grass or

tomatoes on his bicycle.

During his school holidays, Dave had to go and work in sugar cane

fields to be able to earn some money to be able to buy new clothesand books. Dave only took private tuition for his Higher School

Certificate exams. Though he was really shocked after the death of his

father in April 1984 since, being the eldest son, he would have to


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work, to care for his family, and continue schooling for his younger

brothers he passed the Higher School Certificate exams in

November of the same year.After leaving School, Dave had a very bad experience when he was

thrown in the job market against his will since he always had the

desire to study till university level. Dave made more than 300

applications for job but was never given one since he came from a

poor family; he was not related to any influential personality.

Since, he did well in interviews and was not selected, he was

informally recommended to have a backing from somebody

influential. Dave wrote various letters to the Prime Minister in relation

to interviews at Overseas Telecommunications Ltd as he was subject

to injustice. Dave personally explained his situation after having

granted an appointment with the Prime Minister, however this did not

remedy his situation because the Prime Minister's instruction was not

followed to the letter since he was somebody that could be ignored.

Dave addressed again to the Prime Ministerwhere he mentioned that

he agreed to what Mr Harish Boodhoo, the then Deputy Prime

Minister, mentioned in his memorandum- that all the jobs at the

Overseas Telecommunications Services were held by the relatives of

Ministers and MLAs.

Dave remained unemployed for quite some time after leaving school.His first job was as a Clerk at Gaytree Textiles industries. Dave

started working with a salary of Rs 1,200.
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Now, he has taken the job of CEO at KMP Global Ltd. Dave climbed

the ladder solely with his efforts and hard work and now he has

reached the topmost position in his field.He reached this position only because he is committed to his work

and has been hard working throughout the years. Dave Kissoondoyal

had received offer for employment from different companies both in

Mauritius and overseas.

In 1990, he received an offer from the MBC for the post of Trainee

Technical Operator, which a starting salary of Rs 2,550. He declined

the offer since he though that it would not be better than the OTS,

since he was not related to eminent personalities. He opted for the

private sector and joined Blanche Birger Co. Ltd because he knew his

capabilities and strives for learning as well.

In 1992 and 1993, Dave received the Merit Award Shield from

Blanche Birger Co. Ltd for his exceptional work at Blanche Birger.

He obtained encouraging letters from the Customers of Blanche

Birger Co. Ltd, for example one from General Manager of the Status

Information Technology Ltd in 1994 We also wish to place on

record Mr D. Kissoondoyal s remarkable performance. He showed

a high sense of responsibility and commitment which largely

contributed to the success of the installation.

In 1999, Dave Kissoondoyal received an offer for employment asSoftware Engineer from Mastech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

The starting salary was $4533.33 (USD) plus benefits. Dave declined

the offer since he wanted to serve his country first.
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In 2000, Dave Kissoondoyal declined another offer. This time was

from VocalTech in Cork, Ireland for the post ofTelecommunications

and IT Director. The Starting salary was 49,500 per annum plusbenefits.

Dave has received encouraging remarks from the companies he has

worked for:

As Director of IT, and key member of senior management, Dave's

leadership was key to our success. Not only his technical prowess,

but his leadership abilities contributed significantly to our success

and in becoming the largest call center/BPO in Mauritius in less

than two years. Dave possesses the key ingredients and balanced

skills required as a leader, manager, and critical technician. As a

member of the senior management team, Dave was chosen to act on

my behalf as VP of Operations in my absence overseeing total

operation and fiscal responsibilities of a 1000 employee company.

Dave's character, his management skills, and intelligence make him

an outstanding leader in any organization. - Mark Hill, VP,

Global Operations , Teleforma (Mtius) Ltd, An Upstream LLC

Companybased at the Ebene Cybecity

Dave attended the Sookdeo Bissoondoyal State Secondary School of

Rose Belle (SBSSSRB). For all the school years at SBSSSRB, he wasthe Executive Member of the School Council and elected Head Boy of

the School in 1984. He was also an Executive Member of the

Amicale des Etudiants, an Association of Students, which grouped
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all the A status Schools. While leaving the School, Dave received

the following note from the Rector, Mr Zahur Maudarbocus:

Mr Dewandranath Kissoondoyal is a very neat, quiet, well-mannered and serious young man of very good character. He has a

very friendly personality and he gets on very well with people.

Throughout his stay at this institution, he has been very

hardworking, conscientious, regular and punctual. In fact he has

scarcely even been absent from or late at school. Mr Kissoondoyal

has also participated in a great variety of extra-curricular activities

and has always been a credit to the SchoolHe was even awarded a

special prize for his good conduct and hard work during the

Cultural exchange with with Lycee Roland Garros of Reunion

Island. In 1984, Mr Kissoondoyal was elected the Head Boy of the

School and he proved a very active Leader. I have always known Mr

Kissoondoyal to seek, accept and shoulder responsibility and I have

never had any cause for complaints. Moverover he is honest and

loyal.

In 1979, obtained 1st Prize in the Essay Competition marking

the anniversary of the Independence of Mauritius

In 1980, took part in the Inter-College Quiz Competition

organised by the Mauritius Institute of Education in

collaboration with the MBC-TV. In 1981, obtained the 1st Prize in Essay Competition entitled

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In 1982, Special Prize awarded for having come first in the

School in Economics for the Cambridge School certificate

Examinations after obtaining distinction in the subject. In 1983, took part in quiz competition organised by the

Mauritius Family Planning Association and in the Lornho

Award Competition. Also participated in the Cultural Exchange

with Lycee Roland Garros of Reunion Island. Was awarded

Special Prize for good conduct and hard work during the

exchange.

In 1984, elected Head Boy and took part in debate competition

organised by the MSPCA. In July 1984, had various meetings

with the Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Hon.

Armoogum Parsuramen in relation to the Forum on White

Paper of Education. He has studied up to Parichaye (Diploma)

in Hindi Language and Sanskrit Balboth.

Dave was involved in Youth club and social activities at Mare

dAlbert. Was one of the founders of the Celtic Youth Club of Mare

dAlbert and has been in the Executive Committee for many years.

Has also been a Member of the Rural Youth Movement of Mauritius

(RYMOM). Followed course on First-Aid from the St Johns

Ambulance and also obtained the Bronze Award of the Duke ofEdinburghs Award Scheme. Was one of the pioneers of the National

Young Volunteers Scheme. In 1983, followed a course on Club

Management and Leadership from the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
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Dave Kissoondoyal has always been engaged in social and religious

activities. From 2002 to 2004, he was an Executive Member of the

Rose Belle North Government School PTA. He was the Secretary ofthe Mare dAlbert Community Health Centre. He was also the

Secretary of the Geetanjali Sangeet Sangh of Mare dAlbert. This is

an association with the objective of performing religious musical

items in public gatherings. He was a member of the Arya Samaj of

Mare dAlbert. He is a member of the Hindu Samelan Sabha of Union

Park and the Union Park Arya Sanatan Dharmic Sabha. He attaches

much importance on moral and religious values. He thinks

purification of the self helps oneself to combat all obstacles and helps

to lead a happy life. Due to his religious convictions, he has

maintained strict discipline on his character and personality. Since

childhood he always fasts on the first day of the week. He consumes

only sweet food and fruits on Mondays.

To purify the society, he has organised Kathas for the public. As

secretary, he performed the first katha for the village of Mare dAlbert

between the 18th and 26th April 1987. When he moved to the village of

Union Park, performed various other Kathas as Secretary of the Union

Park Arya Sanatan Dharmic Sabha.

Dave Kissoondoyal has also studied Indian Philosophy, but

unfortunately could not take the exams since he had to travel to theUnited Kingdom on his professional commitments. At some stage in

time, he also started the Priest Course from the Mauritius Sanatan

Dharma Temples Federation to acquire the religious knowledge. Dave
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is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and mentions that he will follow the

same path as the Mahatma.

One of the main objectives of Dave Kissoondoyal is to work for the

welfare of the community especially those that are vulnerable and

who need help. In this respect, much effort was concentrated for the

welfare of Children. Dave held various responsible posts at the Save

the Children Mauritius. His stay at Save the Children was remarkable

since he was fully engaged in the activities of the Association and

held important posts such as Secretary, Treasurer and President. As a

volunteer, he has been continuously struggling for the betterment of

the Mauritian Child. He has operated at all levels, be in the advocacy

level, influencing the policies, at the grass root level with the

communities, in Emergency relief, Training, national and regional

levels.

He was involved in various sensitization campaigns such as

Consolidation de la famille pour la protection et bien-etre des

enfants and on Early Childhood Development. He was in the

organisation of the salon de lenfance. The aim of the salon was to

take stock of the services offered by the Government and NGOs

towards the welfare of children and secondly to sensitize thepopulation on Children issues. He was also involved with counselling

to children in distress.
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As Secretary of the Save the Children Mauritius, he organised and

participated actively in street exhibitions on Childrens Rights

throughout the whole island. He has been actively propagating theRights of the Child and promoting the UN Convention on the Rights

of the Child. He participated in the preparation of a pamphlet Conseil

aux Parents. He conducted a survey to collect childrens views on

specific issues. He also launched the child oriented and leisure

activities for Children at the Save the Children Centre at Vacoas. He

organised various film shows for children in different regions

To safeguard a better future of the children, Dave Kissoondoyal is

convinced that the community must be empowered. He launched

various Community Development projects with the support of the

local community. Examples are Creve Coeur, Chamarel and Baie de

Tombeau. In Creve Coeur, a library was set up and medical screening

done.

When Dave Kissoondoyal was the Treasurer of the Save the Children

Mauritius, he was engaged in the setting up of the Eglantyne Jebb

Training centre for disabled children and school dropouts. He

organised the forum on Adolescent et les parents and the workshop

leading to the Casela Declaration in connection to the World Summiton Social Development. He was also engaged in the joint

collaboration between Save the Children Mauritius and the Jeune

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of the Play and Leisure Day. He also initiated the setting up of a

Leisure ground for disabled children at Vacoas.

Dave played an important role in drafting the alternate report on the

Convention of the Rights of the Child submitted to the UN Committee

of the Rights of the Child. Having followed the training of trainers

course from the International Save the Children Alliance, he

conducted a training course for NGOs and Government Officials on

the 2nd and 3rd April 1996. Dave Kissoondoyal attended the World

Congress on the Social Commercial Exploitation of Children in

Stockholm, Sweden.

Dave had set up the Rodrigues Emergency Relief Operation to bring

help to the people especially children of Rodrigues. Similarly he was

behind the setting up of the Madagascar Relief Operation , Rwanda

Relief Operation and Hollanda Relief Operation. He had set up a

training Centre for school dropouts and disabled children at

Rodrigues, including a library, medical check-ups for children and

nutrition course for mothers.

Dave was an Executive Committee Member of the Amicale des

Etudiants; he was the founder member of the Celtic Club of Mare

dAlbert. He was a member of the Rural Youth Member of Mauritius.Dave followed various courses to help him in his social activities. He

followed the First-Aid Course from the St. Johns Ambulance and the

course on Club Management and Leadership from the Ministry of
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Youth and Sports. He has obtained the Bronze Award of the Duke of

Edinburghs Award Scheme. He has also followed training on

Leadership in Voluntary Social Work of the New De-addiction CentreMauritius. He is also trained by the International Save the Children

Alliance to train trainers on the UN Convention on the Rights of the

Child. In a letter dated 18th June 1985, the Minister of Youth and

Sports of that time stated Dewandranath Kissoondoyal..would

seem to be the ideal type of the Mauritian Youth..

As mentioned earlier, Dave Kissoondoyals life was not an easy one.

Dave got married at the age of 25 to Miss Rameshwaree Ramlugon.

After two and a half years of happy married life, his wife passed away

leaving two daughters under his sole responsibility. However this did

not prevent him in his urge for helping others as he continued with his

responsibilities at the Save the Children Mauritius and his

commitments at the religion level. Dave gave both maternal and

paternal affection to his daughters for another four years before being

married to Miss Devika Khulputeea. Dave is now leading a happy

family life with his four daughters and one son.

Daves will to struggle in every spheres of life has contributed to his

success and the message he gives to anybody is as follows:

There is always dawn after a dark night, one has to be patient. Withpatience, hard work and perseverance one can achieve the goal of his

life.
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Dave Kissoondoyals urge for helping others without expecting

anything in return has made him exercise in various fronts like in club

and associations, in social activities and within religious framework.To help in the promotion of Bhojpuri Language in Mauritius, Dave

founded the Bhojpuri Speaking Union (BSU) and he is the President

of the BSU. Dave has been awarded the Karmayogi Puraskar by the

Vishwa Bhojpuri Samelan (International Bhojpuri Organisation) for

his works in relation to the promotion of Bhojpuri in Mauritius

Dave's willingness has also made him exercise in the political front as

he wants to set an example in this field as well. He wants to be a

model for the future generations. Dave Kissoondoyal believes much in

the work done than building the political image through public

exposure.

Dave political career starts when he left the position of President of

the Save the Children to form the Groupr de Reflexion DEmmanuel

Anquetil (GREA) on the 23rd of November 1995.

Nine months later, i.e. on 23rd August 1996, he formed the

Mouvement Republicain (MR) with Rama Valayden. He was one of

the five founder members of the MR together with Rama Valayden,

Sunil Dowarkasing, Nitin Sewduth and Gerard Louise.He was the

treasurer of the MR at its creation.Dave Kissoondoyal, for the first time stood at the Municipal Elections

of October 1996 at Quatre Bornes in Ward 3 under the banner of the

Mouvement Republicain. After Daves return from the United
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Kingdom, when he realized that the MR diverted from its original

principles, he left the MR party in 2000 to join the MMM. He was

then elected Secretary of the Regional No. 11. Now he is a member ofthe Central Committee and member of the Politburo of the

Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) Political Party.

Dave was the runner-up in the legislative Assembly General Elections

of May 2010 when he stood as candidate under the banner of the

MMM in Constituency No. 11 (Rose Belle - Vieux Grand Port)

Dave's journey does not end here. He is committed to help his

country. He believes in "what you can give to the country rather

than what the country can give you"

Some recommendations for Daves work

1. Dr. Olivier Crpin-Leblond ICANN ALAC Chair 2010 2012

says:

I have worked with Dave Kissoondoyal for the past couple of

years, as part of his volunteer activities within the At-Large

Advisory Committee.

He has been very dedicated, whenever he was called upon, and his

opinions have always been very valuable to other members of the

working groups, thanks to a creative mind, and an appetite for

detail.His business management skills have been of great help in several

projects, including a review of strategic development in At-Large,

and when many working group members had dropped out due to
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time pressure, Dave pressed on, doubling his workload and

remaining focussed in the smaller, but tighter finishing team. All to

say that Dave does not give up that easily

2. Muhammad Parvez Jugon Says:

I have known Mr Dave for over two years now and I really admire

his courage and dedication and his never say die spirit. Dave is

someone who never gives up and has worked extremely hard to

achieve wonders for the companies he has worked for.

3. Ram Ramjheetun Says:

I have known Dave Kissoondoyal since 10 years. First at Bowman

International Sports Ltd, an American based betting company and

then at Teleforma, an Upstream Company. In both companies

Dave was employed as Director of Information Technology. As a

member of Higher Management, I was dealing with Dave on a

daily basis and I can state that Dave is a gentleman with enormous

knowledge in IT field. But most of all, he possesses the human

quality of managing huge number of employees and committed

towards his job.

4. Shahram SoboutipourSays:

I know Dave in 3 years of cooperation in PIR Advisory Council

(.ORG Registry).

Dave has good dominance on several aspects of internet public
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policy as well as technical aspects. His comments on the sessions

are always critical. He also has a great sense of team working. And

as an advantage from the point of view of my non-commercialaffiliations, Dave has a great ability in leadership of non-

commercial entities

Shahram Soboutipour

Iranian ICT Guild Organization (IIG), Member of the Board of

Directors

5. Mohamed El BashirSays:

I have known Dave in recent work within ICANN, he is hard

working, dedicated and open minded person. His work in

ALAC/AfRALO is highly appreciated.

6. Sebastian Ricciardi Lima Says:

Dave Kissoondoyal would be a great addition to AfriNic. Ive

worked with Dave in different opportunities, and Ive always felt

lucky of being with him on the same team. His commitment with

the basic principles of the Internet, and his broad vision would help

in this new era of policy challenges. I must commend, in special,

his hard and effective work during the WSIS process preparatory

meetings and the summit itself.

7. Alexa RaadSays:


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would benefit greatly from Dave Kissondoyals leadership and

advocacy. I first met Dave as the CEO of PIR when he served on

the .ORG advisory board. His easy demeanor, dedication to ahigher purpose and sense of team work is what I will always recall

about Dave. He has a great commitment to maintaining a free and

open Internet and has upheld its principles all of his career.

8. Fatimata Seye Sylla Says:

I have known Dave Kissoondoyal in ICANN AFRALO and I

would say that he is very knowledgeable to the issues pertaining to

the Internet and IP Numbers. He has always defended the African

cause in the meetings and discussions. Dave, being a person who

knows the current issues affecting the Internet, policies and

developments, is a good person as well. Within ICANN AFRALO,

Dave would always volunteer to undertake any task provided it is

for the good of Africa.

9. Cintra Sooknanan Says:

I know Mr. Kissoondoyal through his dedicated involvement in

ICANN as an ALAC member of AFRALO and his ongoing

outreach activities in the Mauritius Chapter of the Internet Society.

Both Mr. Kissoondoyal and I are members of the Joint ApplicantSupport Working Group in ICANN which is seeking to provide

financial and technical assistance to needy applicants of new

gTLDs. The New gTLD Programme will undoubtedly change the


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face of the Internet and it is crucial that less developed countries

(like ours), minority groups and non-commercial applicants are

able to benefit from this Programme and take part in the newgTLD process.

I endorse Mr. Kissoondoyals active involvement and knowledge

in the ICT sector with specialization in internet issues; his ability

to understand, review, evaluate and collate perspectives across

different sectors; high degree of integrity and interpersonal skills;

strong sense of leadership and service; and good multilingual

abilities. These qualities have benefited both Mauritius and also the

wider African Region

Ms. Cintra Sooknanan

Director and At-Large Representative,

Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society

Applicant, Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of the Internet Society

10. Cheryl Langdon-OrrSays:

It has been my pleasure to work closely with Dave in the ICANN

At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the Executive

Committee (ALAC ExCom) thereof , where he represented

African Regional and AfRALO interests and issues.

I have also worked with Dave on a number of Policy Developmentand standing Working Groups and have always found his

considered opinions and contributions on behalf of the region he

represents to clearly show his abilities in analysis and evaluation of


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issues and in the manner with which he contributes to debate and

consensus building I have found him faultless.

Dave is an active and committed volunteer and an effectivecommunicator and leader in meetings, I value his opinions and the

contributions he makes in the fora we work together in..,

Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO)

Vice Chair of ALAC 2010-2011

Chair of ALAC 2007-2010

11. Tijani BEN JEMAA Says:

My recommendation of Dewandranath Kissoondoyal is based on

my experience in the ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee

where I worked with him since 2009. He showed a high level of

commitment and hard working. With his background and his

knowledge, Dewandranath participated in several working groups

and gave the added value to the debate and the recommendations.

He is also skilled in team working and in consensus building.

I strongly recommend him for all those reasons and also for his

human qualities (kind, helpful, and high sense of human relations)

12. Maarten Botterman Says:

Dave is an active member of the PIR Advisory Board, and oftenpresent at relevant meetings. As Chairman (current) and interim

CEO (recent) I have worked with him at several occasions. His


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insights are clear, and his background of many years experience in

the field will prove him to be a valuable asset...

Maarten BottermanChair, Public Interest Registry

13.Rudi VansnickSays:

I know Dave now for several years. His energy and his willingness

has unknown limits, especially in matters in which he wants to

invest himself. During the past 3 years in ALAC, he demonstrated

his capability to get coverage of knowledge and experience in

typical Internet and domain space related topics.

Rudi Vansnick

President ISOC Belgium

Board member EURALO

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