Fastly Announces Two New Appointments to Board of Directors
July 12 2021 - 6:00PM
Business Wire
Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY), provider of an edge cloud platform,
today announced that it has appointed Paula Loop, previously an
assurance partner at PwC and the leader of PwC’s Governance
Insights Center and Charles Meyers, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Equinix, to its board of directors effective July 8,
2021. These independent director appointments increase Fastly’s
Board of Directors to nine members.
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“I am thrilled to welcome Paula and Charles to the Fastly Board
as we continue building and delivering a more trustworthy and
secure Internet for all,” said Artur Bergman, Executive Chairperson
of Fastly. “Their expansive experience across consumer, retail, and
internet, paired with their deep commitment to Fastly’s values,
make them exceptionally qualified to serve and further advance our
vision of combining edge computing and security together to create
the best of the Internet.”
Paula Loop said, “I am delighted to be joining the outstanding
Fastly team. With Fastly’s focus on growth and on supporting
businesses through their digital transformation journeys, I’m
looking forward to leveraging my background in corporate governance
on the Board.”
Charles Meyers said, “Fastly’s leadership position in the market
and strong focus on combining edge computing with security makes it
an exciting time to help steward the company towards continued
growth and further success. I look forward to bringing my
experience in scaling high-growth technology companies to the
Fastly Board.”
“After conducting an extensive search, our Committee unanimously
recommended Charles and Paula to the Fastly board. We're confident
that they will be outstanding independent directors, making the
interests of our shareholders and stakeholders a priority," said
Aida Alvarez, Chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee.
Paula Loop joined PwC in 1983 and most recently served as the
Leader of PwC’s Governance Insights Center, where she provided
guidance to numerous boards. She previously served as PwC’s New
York Metro Assurance Leader and prior to that as the US and Global
Talent Leader. Paula brings expertise in corporate governance,
technical accounting, and SEC and financial reporting matters. She
currently serves on the board of Robinhood Markets Inc. and is a
member of the Value Reporting Foundation Board.
Charles Meyers is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Equinix, the world’s digital infrastructure companyTM. He
previously served as President, Strategy, Services &
Innovation, as well as Chief Operating Officer, after joining
Equinix in 2010 as President, Americas Region. Meyers also
previously held senior operating roles at Level 3 Communications
and Verisign and was a member of the pre-IPO executive team at
Internet Security Systems.
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.
This press release contains “forward-looking” statements that
are based on our beliefs and assumptions and on information
currently available to us on the date of this press release.
Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks,
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statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
our ability to develop edge computing and security products, our
ability to invest in our platform for future growth, and our
ability to deliver on our long-term strategy. Except as required by
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future. Important factors that 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 our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended March 31, 2021. Copies of reports filed with the SEC
are posted on Fastly’s website and are available from Fastly
without charge.
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