1.What is dotSHOP (.shop)?dotSHOP (.shop) is a new gTLD being proposed by GMO Registry intended for e-commerce businesses and main street retailers.
2.Who is GMO Registry? GMO Registry is currently promoting the dotSHOP project that seeks implementation of a .shop TLD. GMO Registry was established as a subsidiary of GMO Internet Inc. to provide services for new gTLDs. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, GMO Internet is the company at the core of GMO Internet Group a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services worldwide including domain registration, web hosting, global online security services, e-commerce solutions, and Internet media. The dotSHOP project is headed up by Masatoshi Kumagai and Hirokatsu Ohigashi.
At the helm of GMO Registry is prominent Japanese businessman, Masatoshi Kumagai who is also Chief Executive Officer of GMO Internet Group and GMO Internet. The group comprises around 1,700 employees and 57 companies including five publicly listed companies. Kumagai received a Nikkei Venture "Venture of the Year" award in 1999, and was named by US Newsweek in 2005 as a "Super CEO" one of ten of the most innovative CEOs worldwide.
GMO Registry Director, Hirokatsu Ohigashi joined GMO Internet in 2002 to manage the company's access provider, web hosting, and domain businesses along with its systems department. In his concurrent role as Business Development Manager for GMO Internet, Ohigashi has overseen many start-up and acquisition projects. He began supervising the registry business start-up at the end of 2008
Website: http://www.dotshop.org
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