Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) announced the election of Monte E. Ford to the Akamai Board of Directors effective June 20, 2013.
Widely regarded as a leader in the field of information technology, Mr. Ford has been recognized as one of the ’50 Smartest People in Technology’ by Fortune magazine for his transformative leadership and progressive thinking as a CIO. He has served as Chief Executive of Aptean Software and CIO of AMR Corporation and Associates Frist Capital.
At Aptean, Mr. Ford was responsible for all aspects of the company’s business. At American Airlines, his duties included AMR’s information technology services (ITS) group, Operations Research and the airline’s award-winning web site, AA.com.
Ford has held executive management positions with The Associates First Capital Corporation, Bank of Boston and Digital Equipment Corporation. He has served as a director of several institutions, as well as on the Research Board and CIO Strategy Exchange.
As one of the first inductees to the CIO Hall of Fame by CIO Magazine, Mr. Ford has been a frequent guest writer for major technology publications on topics such as the future of the technology workforce, vendor relationship management and the role of the CIO.
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