---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001086222-21-000288"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AKAM"
cik: "0001086222"
company_name: "AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2021-11-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T08:07:26.561978+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Akamai's Security Technology Group President Rick McConnell to resign effective Dec 12

## Summary
- Rick McConnell, President & GM of Security Technology Group, resigns to become CEO of another public company.
- Resignation effective December 12, 2021, after a transition period.
- Duties to be transitioned to an internal successor (not named in filing).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001086222-21-000288
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AKAM
- cik: 0001086222
- company_name: AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2021-11-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086222/000108622221000288/0001086222-21-000288-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086222/000108622221000288/akam-20211108.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001086222-21-000288
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001086222-21-000288.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001086222-21-000288.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rick McConnell resigned as President and General Manager of the Security Technology Group at AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President and General Manager of the Security Technology Group
  source text: On November 8, 2021, Rick McConnell, President and General Manager of the Security Technology Group of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his intent to resign to accept a role as CEO of another public company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086222/000108622221000288/0001086222-21-000288-index.htm

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