CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in Content
Delivery Network services, today announced that Akamai executive
Dr. Robert Blumofe has been
appointed General Manager of the Company's Enterprise & Carrier
Division. Dr. Blumofe will also continue to serve as
Executive Vice President of the Akamai Platform organization.
Akamai's Enterprise & Carrier Division is responsible for
the creation and sale of products and services to help carriers
operate a high-performing and cost-efficient network, and for major
enterprises to improve the performance, cost, security and
efficiency of their networks and applications for the increasingly
mobile employee.
Commenting on the appointment, Dr. Tom
Leighton, Akamai's Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are
very fortunate to have such a proven and experienced leader as
Bobby Blumofe. Bobby joins
Rick McConnell and Bill Wheaton as general managers of our three
divisions. Their contributions will be invaluable as we work to
grow our traditional businesses, innovate rapidly in new areas, and
strive to capitalize on emerging opportunities."
"There is enormous potential for Akamai to help make enterprise
networks be fast, reliable and secure, just as we have for the
Internet," continued Leighton. "And, of course, our carrier
partners and customers are vital to most every aspect of our
business. Bobby's experience and leadership will be
instrumental as we build upon these important enterprise and
carrier relationships."
As Executive Vice President of the Akamai Platform Division, Dr.
Blumofe is responsible for developing and operating the distributed
system underlying all Akamai products and services. Dr. Blumofe
also leads the teams responsible for the global strategy and
deployment of Akamai's network infrastructure, as well as Akamai's
internal IT department.
Dr. Blumofe joined Akamai in 1999. Serving as one of Akamai's
chief architects, he was instrumental in the early design and
development of the Akamai Intelligent Platform, which now handles
trillions of Internet requests daily.
About Akamai®
As the global leader in
Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, Akamai makes the Internet
fast, reliable and secure for its customers. The company's advanced
web performance, mobile performance, cloud security and media
delivery solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize
consumer, enterprise and entertainment experiences for any device,
anywhere. To learn how Akamai solutions and its team of Internet
experts are helping businesses move faster forward, please
visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on
Twitter.
Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act
The release contains information about future
expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that
constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe
harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those
indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of
various important factors including, but not limited to, inability
to develop new products, lack of market acceptance of solutions
that are developed and other factors that are discussed in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form
10-Q and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.
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