CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world's largest and most
trusted cloud delivery platform, announced today the appointment of
Fari Ebrahimi as Senior Vice
President and Chief Information Officer, effective
immediately.
Reporting to CEO Dr. Tom
Leighton, Mr. Ebrahimi will be responsible for end-to-end
business transformation including global strategy, development, and
operation of the applications and IT infrastructure that enable
agile and efficient user experiences for Akamai's customers,
employees, and partners. Mr. Ebrahimi will be based in
Akamai's corporate headquarters in Cambridge, MA.
Mr. Ebrahimi most recently served as SVP and Global CIO of
Avaya, leading the company's end-to-end digital transformation for
11,000 global employees, 10,000 partners, and thousands of
customers worldwide. Helping to establish Avaya as a leader
in Internet telephony, wireless data communications and customer
relationship management software, Mr. Ebrahimi was responsible for
employee and customer engagement of cloud and mobile technologies,
while maximizing cost-savings through innovation and business
process re-engineering.
Prior to Avaya, Mr. Ebrahimi spent 13 years at Verizon
Communications in executive IT roles including President of Verizon
Information Technologies, where he managed a global IT software and
services P&L with annual revenues of $150M, and as SVP and CIO of Verizon Services
Operations, leading over 4,000 technology professionals focused on
streamlining operations across Verizon.
"Fari brings an impressive and proven background of IT
operations excellence to Akamai," said Dr. Leighton. "He has
demonstrated both significant results and cost savings in leading
complex enterprise transformations, especially in the areas of
cloud, mobile and security. We look forward to combining his
talents with our existing strong IT team."
"I am delighted to be joining Akamai at such an exciting time,"
Mr. Ebrahimi said. "Akamai is helping enterprises leverage
the Internet to create real, transformative change in the areas of
cloud, mobile, and security. As CIO, my goal will be to drive
and scale end-to-end digital transformation across all business
processes to maximize and secure our customer, partner, and
employee experiences, while optimizing operations leveraging
Akamai's world-class solutions."
With 21 U.S. patents granted in his name, and 6 patent
application publications, Mr. Ebrahimi is an active publisher and
speaker at national and global forums on industry trends impacting
today's CIO.
Mr. Ebrahimi succeeds Kumud
Kalia, who will remain with Akamai in an advisory role over
the next two months as part of a planned transition.
"I want to thank Kumud for all he has contributed to Akamai over
the past six years as an executive and a trusted IT advisor," Dr.
Leighton added. "He joined as we were entering a crucial
period of employee growth and product line diversification. We wish
him well with his next endeavors."
About Akamai
As the world's largest and most trusted cloud delivery platform,
Akamai makes it easier for its customers to provide the best and
most secure digital experiences on any device, anytime, anywhere.
Akamai's massively distributed platform is unparalleled in scale
with over 200,000 servers across 130 countries, giving customers
superior performance and threat protection. Akamai's portfolio of
web and mobile performance, cloud security, enterprise access, and
video delivery solutions are supported by exceptional customer
service and 24/7 monitoring. To learn why the top financial
institutions, e-commerce leaders, media & entertainment
providers, and government organizations trust Akamai please visit
www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com, or @Akamai
on Twitter.
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