Fastly Appoints Ron Kisling as CFO
June 29 2021 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY), provider of a global edge cloud
platform, today announced the appointment of Ronald W. “Ron”
Kisling as Chief Financial Officer. Kisling will succeed Adriel
Lares, who, as announced on May 5, 2021, will officially step down
from the CFO position after five years of service. Kisling is
expected to join Fastly in August, following a transition period
from his current role.
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“Ron’s expertise in leading sophisticated finance organizations
in high-growth environments will make an immediate, positive impact
on Fastly as we continue to grow and scale our business,” said
Joshua Bixby, CEO of Fastly. “Ron played a key role in building out
Fitbit’s financial leadership function to support public company
rigor. I am confident Ron will bring the same strong leadership
principles to Fastly as an excellent addition to the executive
team.”
“Fastly’s reputation as a market-leading edge cloud provider
positions the company to capitalize on new and growing market
opportunities stemming from the recent boom in digital
transformation,” said Kisling. “I look forward to working with the
entire Fastly team to build on their momentum and strong business
fundamentals.”
Kisling joins Fastly from Google, where he served as Chief
Financial Officer of Fitbit. Kisling joined Fitbit in September
2014 and served as Chief Accounting Officer until his appointment
as Chief Financial Officer. Kisling has held Chief Financial
Officer positions at numerous other technology companies, including
Nanometrics Incorporated, PGP Corporation, Portal Software, Inc.,
Saba Software, Inc., and SPL WorldGroup, Inc. A seasoned finance
expert, he brings extensive public company financial management and
governance experience.
About Fastly
Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they
love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create
great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by
processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as
close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the internet.
Fastly’s platform is designed to take advantage of the modern
internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software
development with unmatched visibility and minimal latency,
empowering developers to innovate with both performance and
security. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most
prominent companies, including Pinterest, The New York Times, and
GitHub.
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currently available to us on the date of this press release.
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regarding the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, our
ability to meet the demand for our platform by seamlessly combining
delivery, edge computing, and security, our ability to invest in
our platform for future growth, our ability to continue to grow and
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could cause our actual results to differ materially are detailed
from time to time in the reports Fastly files with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in Fastly’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and other
filings that Fastly makes from time to time with the SEC. Copies of
reports filed with the SEC are posted on Fastly’s website and are
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Source: Fastly, Inc.
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