AKAM - Leadership updates

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) announced today that Workspot is the latest organization to join the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program as an independent software vendor (ISV). As an ISV in the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program, Workspot enables customers to seamlessly migrate from legacy on-premises VDI environments to Akamai Cloud PC — a fully managed, enterprise-grade desktop as a service (DaaS) solution. By running natively on Akamai's globally distributed cloud, Akamai Cloud PC is designed to leverage the low-latency Akamai network to deliver high-performance computing closer to where users work. The solution int

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akamai (NASDAQ:AKAM) announced today that MediaMelon is the latest organization to join the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV). MediaMelon provides SmartSight™, a video-first streaming intelligence platform that delivers Quality of Experience (QoE) analytics, advertising monetization intelligence, and AI-powered session insights for OTT, CTV, FAST, and live-streaming operators worldwide. As an ISV in the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program, MediaMelon delivers a uniquely integrated streaming analytics solution on Akamai Cloud. SmartSight's analytics pipeline runs on Linode Kubernetes En

Leslie Ravestein joins as Chief Legal Officer, David Lasater as Chief People Officer, and Pablo Gonzalez as Senior Vice President of Engineering Merlin Labs, Inc. ("Merlin"), a leading developer of assured, autonomous flight technology for defense customers, today announced key additions to its executive leadership team to optimize the organization in advance of its public listing via a Business Combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. IV (NASDAQ:BACQ). The hires include two C-Suite additions, Leslie Ravestein as Chief Legal Officer and David Lasater as Chief People Officer, to strengthen corporate governance, drive operational excellence, and elevate talent strategy. Merlin al

Veteran tech executives Janet Kennedy and Madhu Ranganathan join TriNet's Board, bringing expertise in technology, finance, and transformative growth DUBLIN, Calif., Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TriNet (NYSE:TNET), a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs), today announced the appointment of Janet Kennedy and Madhu Ranganathan to its Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective September 30, 2025. "We are delighted to welcome Janet and Madhu to our Board of Directors," said TriNet Chairman David Hodgson. "Their e

Akamai Partner Connect introduces a unified structure aligned to how partners go to market today CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud company that powers and protects business online, today announced Akamai Partner Connect, a unified global program that replaces its previous partner structure with a single framework supporting resale, distribution, technical solution enablement, services, and referrals. The program introduces enhanced incentives aligned with strategic offerings, region-specific tiering, and streamlined access to tools and support.

NEW YORK, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apiiro, the leading Agentic Application Security Platform, today announced the appointment of Jarrod Bogue as chief revenue officer (CRO) and Wallace Sann as vice president of customers. With over 25 years of industry experience, Bogue will lead Apiiro's revenue functions and go-to-market (GTM) strategy, while Sann, a seasoned leader with over 20 years of experience, will lead the company's global customer strategy. "Apiiro continues to drive strong, sustained growth as more Fortune 500 enterprises adopt our agentic application security platform to address emerging risks from AI coding assistants – while our AutoFix AI Agent delivers tailored f

Aptum joins Akamai Partner Program to help businesses simplify infrastructure and focus on growth CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, announced a new partnership with Aptum, a managed hybrid cloud services provider that helps businesses solve complex IT challenges through tailored infrastructure design and implementation, consulting, and ongoing managed services. As an Akamai Partner Program member, Aptum will offer day 0–2 services to joint customers using Akamai Cloud.

Janaki Akella and Bas Burger bring extensive experience in global business transformation, innovation, AI, and go-to-market strategies CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today announced additions to its Board of Directors. Effective immediately, Janaki Akella and Bas Burger have joined the Akamai Board, bringing extensive experience in technology leadership and global business transformation. As a technology leader, Janaki Akella brings

Under new agreement, Cloudinary will power Akamai Video Manager and join Akamai's Qualified Compute Partner Program CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today announced a strategic partnership with Cloudinary under which its next-generation Video Manager solution will be powered by Cloudinary. The new alliance brings Cloudinary's AI-powered video solution to Akamai Video Manager customers to make video management and delivery easier by alleviating common video challenges, including performance optimization and time-intensive post-production work. Together they

Borovik, a Harvard Law graduate, brings 20+ years of legal leadership across AI, tech, and defense, including as Director of Legal Affairs at Microsoft and key legal architect behind defense AI leader Helsing's $5Bn scale-up. He brings deep expertise in global negotiations and IP strategy across commercial and defense sectors - working with customers such as NATO, the UN, and Ukrainian forces. Joins as Circus' first core defense executive to accelerate international growth and legal strategy following the CA-M launch as its first autonomous solution for the defense sector and the CA-1 serial production. Circus SE (XETRA: CA1), a global leader in AI software and robotics for the

New strategic partnership combines FPT's consulting and systems integration expertise with compute capabilities of globally distributed Akamai Cloud CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today announced a new partnership with global IT services leader FPT. As a newly appointed global systems integrator in the Akamai Partner Program, FPT will collaborate closely with Akamai to help customers build, deploy, and optimize distributed cloud applications on Akamai Cloud.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, announced today that Queue-it is the latest organization to join the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV). Queue-it is the leading provider of virtual waiting room services, empowering organizations to control peak traffic and deliver reliable, fair, and transparent online experiences—no matter the demand. As an ISV in the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Progr

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, announced today that Avesha Technologies is the latest organization to join the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV). Avesha Technologies is providing two distinct Kubernetes solutions–one for connectivity and one for autoscaling. As an ISV in the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program, Avesha Technologies brings a powerful solution to market, enabling seamle

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, announced today that APIContext is the latest organization to join the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV). APIContext is providing advanced API performance monitoring and compliance testing solutions. As an ISV in the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program, APIContext will empower enterprises to ensure continuous API performance with advanced synthetic testing by offering real-world, end-

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, announced today that Yospace is the latest organization to join the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV). Yospace is providing world-leading server-side ad insertion (SSAI) for leading media companies across the globe. As an ISV in the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program, Yospace will provide media companies with the tools to improve their advertising businesses. An early pioneer of SSAI

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, announced today that EZDRM, Inc. is the latest organization to join the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program. EZDRM is offering an Akamai Connected Cloud–native configuration of its digital rights management as a service (DRMaaS) solution to operate in very close conjunction with edge encoders and packagers that help drive low-latency streaming services. As an Akamai Qualified Compute Partner, EZDRM will offer its robust, comprehen

Acquisition will enable Akamai to extend protection across all API traffic locations, no matter the business, integration, or deployment requirements CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire application programming interface (API) security company, Noname Security. Noname, one of the top API security vendors in the market, will enhance Akamai's existing API Security solution and accelerate its ability to meet growing customer demand and market requirements as the use of APIs continues to expand. Akamai also expects to gain

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, today announced a partnership with Scaleflex, the first visual experience platform to join the Akamai Qualified Computing Partner Program. Scaleflex and Akamai work together to help provide online brands with an end-to-end digital asset management solution that runs on Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively distributed edge and cloud platform that puts apps and experiences closer to users and keeps threats farther away. The partnership i

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, today detailed capabilities from Hydrolix Inc. as part of the Akamai Qualified Computing Partner Program. Hydrolix offers TrafficPeak powered by Akamai, a managed observability platform that runs on Akamai Connected Cloud, the world's most distributed platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery. TrafficPeak delivers real-time data visualization and long-term data retention to Akamai customers for a fraction of the cost

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, announced today that Ateme is the latest organization to join the Akamai Qualified Computing Partner Program. Ateme is a global leader providing end-to-end video compression, delivery, and streaming solutions with innovation at its core. As an Akamai Qualified Computing Partner, Ateme offers Akamai customers end-to-end high-quality video-delivery solutions and greater choices in their digital transformation. The smooth, one-stop sourc

Software intelligence company Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) today announced the appointment of Jim Benson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective November 15, 2022. Benson has a broad business background with more than 30 years of experience at market-leading technology companies. He will be succeeding Kevin Burns who announced in May 2022 his intention to transition out of Dynatrace by the end of the calendar year. Burns will remain at Dynatrace through an intervening period to ensure a smooth transition. Benson most recently served as executive vice president and CFO at Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM), a global cloud services and cybersecurity leader, from 2012 until 2019. Since then, Benson

Semrush (NYSE:SEMR), a leading online visibility management SaaS platform, has appointed Bill Wagner to its board as an independent non-executive director. "We are excited to welcome Bill to our Board of Directors. He brings 20+ years experience from the SaaS industry that supports our management and operational expertise, and software innovation leadership," said Oleg Shchegolev, CEO of Semrush. "Attracting leaders such as Bill to our Board demonstrates that our exciting growth trajectory continues." Wagner served as the president and chief executive officer of GoTo (formerly LogMeIn, Inc.), one of the world's top SaaS (software as a service) companies, from 2015 through 2022, after join

Experienced executives to drive critical functions as the company continues to grow Software intelligence company Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) today announced the appointment of two new executives to its leadership team. As General Counsel, Nicole Fitzpatrick is accountable for all Dynatrace legal and regulatory affairs worldwide and will lead the company's global Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) program. As Chief People Officer, Sue Quackenbush is responsible for driving Dynatrace talent strategies and a workplace culture that continues to foster innovation, customer-centricity, and inclusiveness. "I am delighted to welcome Nicole and Sue to Dynatrace," said Rick McConnell, Dynatrace CEO

General Mills (NYSE:GIS) today announced the election of C. Kim Goodwin to its board of directors effective June 27, 2022. Goodwin is an experienced financial services professional and seasoned business leader. With her extensive background as a leader at global investment institutions, as well as her years of service as a public company director, she will offer valuable expertise and investor perspectives in the areas of finance and capital markets, shareholder value creation, strategic planning, and global leadership. In addition, Goodwin's role as a board member for The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) provides her with important perspectives on marketing and consumer insights that are hi

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world's most trusted solution for protecting and delivering digital experiences, today announces the appointment of Sharon Y. Bowen to fill a newly-created vacancy on the Akamai Board of Directors effective April 2, 2021. Sharon Y. Bowen Joins Board of Directors of Akamai Technologies Bowen has been a member of the board of directors of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) since December 2017, where she also serves on the boards of certain New York Stock Exchange U.S.-regulated exchanges. Prior to Intercontinental Exchange, she served as a commissioner of the U.S. Commo