Yesterday, Go Daddy’s new CEO Warren Adelman posted this short statement in Go Daddy’s forums:
Go Daddy opposes SOPA because the legislation has not fulfilled its basic requirement to build a consensus among stake-holders in the technology and Internet communities. Our company regrets the loss of any of our customers, who remain our highest priority, and we hope to repair those relationships and win back their business over time.
This reads, to me, as if Warren Adelman's only concern is GoDaddy's stock value. To hell with holding any convictions as to whether a law is good or bad for a community--regional or global.
Our company regrets the loss of any of our customers, who remain our highest priority, and we hope to repair those relationships and win back their business over time.
I'm not sure if Warren is addressing this toward GoDaddy's customer base or stockholders.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_AdelmanWarren Adelman (born 1963) is the CEO of The Go Daddy Group, Inc., the World's largest domain name registrar; managing more than 50 million domain names and responsible for a significant percentage of the web sites on the Internet. The Go Daddy Group, is composed of three ICANN-accredited domain name registrars; two of which (GoDaddy.com and Wild West Domains) are in the top ten largest registrars in the World.
Warren joined Go Daddy after numerous senior positions in the technology market including CEO of NeoPlanet, a customer interaction software company where he established partnerships with Compaq, USA Networks, MTV, Universal Studios, New Line Cinema and others. Warren was also President of Strategic Relations at Network Associates (now McAfee) and Vice President of Business Development at Bigfoot, a leader in email communications and marketing automation technologies. In 2002, Adelman joined Go Daddy as the Vice President of Corporate Development.
In addition to his role at Go Daddy, Warren serves on the Industry Advisory Board at Arizona State University's College of Technology and Innovation. He also was a member of the ICANN Affirmation of Commitments Accountability and Transparency Review team.
Prior to entering the private sector, Warren served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. He also spent six years in international relations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., where he served as Chief of Public Affairs. During this time, Warren was a member of the media and communications team for Israel's Delegation to Bilateral Peace Talks held in Washington, D.C. between 1991 and 1996.