LONDON, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Directors of Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (AIM: TLDH.L), the only publicly traded company focused exclusively on acquiring and operating new generic top-level domains ("gTLD"), are delighted to announce that Mr Peter Dengate Thrush has been appointed Executive Chairman of the Company with immediate effect.

Board Names Veteran Internet Innovator as New Chair Singapore (PRWEB) June 26, 2011 ICANN today wrapped up one of its most historic meetings after approving a plan on Monday to usher in a vast change in the Internet’s Domain Name System.

Plan to Launch New Generic Top-Level Domains is Approved in Singapore Singapore (PRWEB) June 21, 2011 ICANN’s Board of Directors has approved a plan to usher in one of the biggest changes ever to the Internet’s Domain Name System.

ICANN voted on Monday to allow the creation of new website domain suffixes ending in everything from corporate names to company brands, and entertainment to political causes, as the system gets its biggest overhaul since it began 26 years ago.

CEO and Board Chair Wrap-up Historic San Francisco Meeting (Vocus/PRWEB) March 21, 2011 Peter Dengate Thrush, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), said a June 20 launch date for expansion the Internet’s generic top level domains, beyond the familiar ones, such as .com, .net and .edu, will receive broad backing from the Internet community.