CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai (NASDAQ:
AKAM), the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering
digital experiences, today announced the appointment of
Marianne Brown to the Akamai
Board of Directors effective March 13,
2020.
"Marianne is an experienced CEO, COO and board member, and we
are fortunate to add her to our board of directors," said Dr.
Tom Leighton, chief executive
officer of Akamai. "We look forward to benefiting from her
extensive financial, operational and leadership expertise, her
diverse perspectives, and her valuable experience with large,
global technology-driven companies."
Ms. Brown joined the board of directors of VMware, Inc. in 2019
and has been a member of the Northrop Grumman Corporation
board since 2015. Her well-rounded career includes serving as
corporate executive vice president and co-chief operating officer,
global financial solutions segment of Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc. (FIS). Prior to that, Ms. Brown was chief operating
officer of the institutional and wholesale business of FIS. FIS
acquired SunGard Financial Systems LLC, where she had served as
chief operating officer. From 2006 to 2014, Ms. Brown was president
and chief executive officer of Omgeo, and from 2005 to 2006 she was
chief executive officer of the Securities Industry Automation
Corporation (SIAC). Prior to joining SIAC, Ms. Brown spent 26 years
with Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), in various positions of
increasing responsibility in areas including customer service,
account management and sales, operations, technology, and
development.
"Having been an Akamai customer for many years, I have been
impressed by its first class platform, relevant solution suite and
keen focus on client value, " said Ms. Brown. "All this is enabled
by talented management and complemented by strong board leadership.
I look forward to being a part of this team."
Ms. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science with honors in business
administration from Concordia
College.
About Akamai
Akamai secures and delivers digital experiences for the world's
largest companies. Akamai's intelligent edge platform surrounds
everything, from the enterprise to the cloud, so customers and
their businesses can be fast, smart, and secure. Top brands
globally rely on Akamai to help them realize competitive advantage
through agile solutions that extend the power of their multi-cloud
architectures. Akamai keeps decisions, apps and experiences closer
to users than anyone - and attacks and threats far away. Akamai's
portfolio of edge security, web and mobile performance, enterprise
access and video delivery solutions is supported by unmatched
customer service, analytics and 24/7/365 monitoring. To learn why
the world's top brands trust Akamai, visit www.akamai.com,
blogs.akamai.com, or @Akamai on Twitter.
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