Duncan Burns, who led Hill+Knowlton Strategies' global energy unit out of Washington and London, has taken the top communications post at ICANN, the private nonprofit that oversees the Internet's naming and protocol system.
Burns will take the VP of global communications slot at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers based in D.C. Jim Trengrove, senior director of comms. who led the entity's comms. unit, is shifting to focus on expanding ICANN's media platforms,
A 12-year veteran of H+K, Burns handled tech, energy, finance and NGO assignments and also served as interim D.C. general manager. The U.K. native led the firm's work with the Nuclear Energy Institute, the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition, and the electric vehicle maker Better Place.
Previous stints included the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
ICANN coordinates the protocols, registries and domain name space that are the backbone of the Internet's operation.
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