CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies Inc., (NASDAQ: AKAM), the intelligent edge platform
for securing and delivering digital experiences, today announces
a planned leadership transition within the company's
human resources organization. Anthony
Williams, current vice president of global talent
acquisition and diversity, will succeed James Gemmell as chief human resources officer,
effective January 1, 2020. After a
successful 35-year career and nearly seven years at Akamai, Mr.
Gemmell has decided to retire.
Mr. Williams has been with Akamai for almost five years. He
began his Akamai career with the task of developing a world-class
global recruiting function and was the company's first diversity
and inclusion leader. For the past two years, he has led the human
resources function for Akamai's growing populations outside of the
U.S., reflecting the company's expanded footprint.
Mr. Williams played an essential role in the Akamai Foundation's
transition from private funding to an official corporate
philanthropic entity. He serves as its president and hired its
first executive director. Further, Mr. Williams launched the
company's employee resource groups ("ERG"), voluntary associations
that represent the needs of Akamai's global employee population. He
also launched the Akamai Technical Academy, a training program
designed for people who have an interest and aptitude for
technology but may not come from a traditional technical
background. The unique program empowers diverse talent with
technical work-ready skills while offering opportunities for
prepared graduates to become full-time employees of Akamai.
"I am delighted to announce Anthony's promotion to chief human
resources officer at Akamai," said Dr. Tom
Leighton, co-founder and chief executive officer of Akamai
Technologies. "Anthony has been a key member of our leadership team
and has proven to be an accomplished people executive with broad
knowledge of our business, the high caliber talent necessary to
maintain an innovative workforce, and the best practices for
building a diverse and inclusive workplace."
"And, on behalf of our Board of Directors and Akamai's entire
team, I want to thank Jim for his leadership, strategic guidance
and immeasurable contributions to the company," added Dr. Leighton.
"Jim has been a great business partner to me and our board. During
his seven-year tenure as chief human resources officer, he has
been critical in nurturing our culture and creating the employee
development programs needed by a large global market leader."
Mr. Gemmell will continue to serve as an advisor to Akamai's
executive team throughout 2020.
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.
Media Relations
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Sorice
(646) 320-4107
gsorice@akamai.com
Investor Relations
Tom
Barth
(617) 274-7130
tbarth@akamai.com
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