April 2, 2013 Akamai Appoints James Gemmell as Chief Human Resources Officer
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Former executive at Cisco, Gemmell brings over 25 years of global HR experience within high-growth organizations attracting engineers and software developers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. April 2, 2013 Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, today announced the appointment of James (Jim) Gemmell as Chief Human Resources Officer. Mr. Gemmell will lead Akamais global HR strategy including employee development, talent acquisition, inclusion and diversity, and compensation and benefits. He will report to Robert Hughes, Akamais President of Worldwide Operations, and will be a member of the senior management team under CEO Tom Leighton.
Having served in a number of senior executive HR positions at Cisco Systems for the past 13 years, Mr. Gemmell most recently held the role of Chief Human Resources Officer. In this role he was responsible for creating and implementing holistic and global people strategies, while also optimising the talent portfolio, driving high levels of employee engagement, and stewarding Ciscos culture.
Throughout his career, Jim has demonstrated proven HR leadership across both large, multinational organizations as well as within smaller engineering and sales-focused lines of business, said Leighton. Having developed strategic and transformative programs around compensation and benefits, Jim brings to Akamai a wealth of experience and perspective in architecting successful talent management, organization design and development, and work force planning initiatives. We look forward to his contributions and leadership as we look to continue to expand our global employee base and build on Akamais reputation as a rewarding and fulfilling place to work.
Akamai has attracted and grown an enviable employee base of leading engineers, software developers and Internet technologists, said Gemmell. I am thrilled to be joining such a tenured and successful management team, and to become part of a business that has truly defined and pioneered how we all interact with todays Internet. I welcome the opportunity to help build on Akamais next phase of growth and global expansion.
Mr. Gemmells tenure at Cisco included serving as Vice President, Human Resources, advising Ciscos senior leaders on optimising human capital across the company. He provided strategic and operational leadership in the areas of compensation, benefits, HR mergers and acquisitions, and international assignments. He also held HR leadership roles within the engineering and sales organizations, in corporate compensation, and in key geographic regions, including Cisco India.
Prior to Cisco, Mr. Gemmell held HR leadership positions at AlliedSignal, Mobil Oil Corporation, and General Electric.
Over the past year, Akamai has been named a National Top Workplace 2013, one of the 25 Best Companies in America, and one of the Top Places to Work, 2012 by The Boston Globe. The company has also earned recognition as one of Indias Best Companies to Work for 2012 by Great Place To Work Institute, and as one of the Best Places to Work 2013 and Top 25 Companies for Career Opportunities in America by Glassdoor.
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About Akamai
Akamai is the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device anywhere. At the core of the Companys solutions is the Akamai Intelligent Platform providing extensive reach, coupled with first-class reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit www.akamai.com, or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
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April 2, 2013 Akamai Appoints James Gemmell as Chief Human Resources Officer
