Following the successful recent conclusion of Nominet's corporate governance review, Bob Gilbert is stepping down as a director of the Company and Chairman of the Board.  Gordon Dick, Deputy Chairman, will take on the role of Chairman on an interim basis, whilst the Board undertakes the process of identifying a new Chairman to lead Nominet onto further success. 

Bob Gilbert was appointed Chairman in May 2005 and has successfully led Nominet through five years of record growth and significant change, culminating in the major constitutional reforms approved by Nominet members at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on 24 February 2010. He was also instrumental in the creation of the Nominet Trust.

Bob Gilbert states: "Leading Nominet over the past five years has been a challenge. We have overcome some substantial hurdles and I am especially pleased with the way the membership wholeheartedly supported the Board and embraced positive changes to Nominet's constitution.  Having successfully updated Nominet's constitution, a time consuming exercise for all involved, it is now time for the company to move into its next phase of development under new leadership.  I am very pleased to be leaving the Company in a strong position to embrace future opportunities and I would like to thank the staff of Nominet for all their support and hard work during my tenure as Chairman."

Lesley Cowley, CEO at Nominet states: "We thank Bob for his hard work and commitment over the past five years.  His knowledge of corporate governance has served us well over that time and he brought a strength and determination that has helped us deal with some significant challenges.  His work has laid the foundations for building a bright future for Nominet and the .uk domain name space.  We all wish him the very best."