Stuart is Com Laude's Chief Commercial Officer, having joined Com Laude in April 2023.  Stuart has nearly 20 years experience in the domain name and brand protection industry, having previously held senior commercial positions at NetNames, CSC, CentralNic and OpSec Security. Stuart played a big role in the first round of the new gTLD programme in 2012, working with a number of global brands in creating dotBrand strategies and use case scenarios whilst he was at NetNames, and brings that expertise and experience to Com Laude. Stuart is a published writer, both on subjects around domain names and intellectual property protection but also on football culture.