[news release] Sedari is delighted to announce the engagement of Philip Sheppard as Director Policy Governance and Public Affairs.

Philip has extensive experience in all policy aspects of domain names and trademark protection. He will be providing expert advice to Sedariʼs clients who are submitting applications for new top-level domains during the ICANN upcoming application process.

ʻIt is an enormously positive step for us to have attracted someone of Philipʼs calibre to our expanding team. He is widely respected by his colleagues and his work within the ICANN world, over the last decade, is stellar.” said Sedariʼs CEO Dr. Liz Williams.

Philip was previously the Director of Public Affairs for AIM – the European Brands Association based in Brussels.

Philip is a former global President and a current Board member of the International Public Relations Association and a Board member of the Society of European Affairs Professionals. He is a freeman of the City of London.

Sedari is a consulting and technology company focusing on the business of Top Level Domains (TLDs). Sedari guides new TLD applicants through the entire continuum of ICANNʼs application process and, most importantly, provides a robust fully outsourced Registry Services Management Platform to help string owners run their top level domains over the long term.