---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001086222-23-000072"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AKAM"
cik: "0001086222"
company_name: "AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2023-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T00:27:21.934410+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Akamai sets 2023 executive comp: CEO salary $1, target bonus $1.5M; RSU grants up to $6.3M

## Summary
- CEO Leighton: $1 salary, target bonus $1.5M, max $3.3M; annual RSUs $5.25M, performance RSUs up to $10.5M.
- CFO McGowan: $515K salary, target bonus 85% of 2022 salary, max 187%; annual RSUs $2.025M.
- COO Karon: $550K salary, target bonus 100%, max 220%; annual RSUs $2.45M.
- Bonus based 50% on revenue target, 50% on adjusted operating income; ESG modifier adjusts payout ±10%.
- Performance-based RSUs vest over 3 years tied to revenue, non-GAAP EPS, and relative TSR vs S&P 500.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001086222-23-000072
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AKAM
- cik: 0001086222
- company_name: AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2023-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086222/000108622223000072/0001086222-23-000072-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086222/000108622223000072/akam-20230221.htm

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