---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001086222-25-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AKAM"
cik: "0001086222"
company_name: "AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T03:12:40.190749+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Akamai director Bill Wagner resigns to become Semrush CEO

## Summary
- Bill Wagner notified Akamai of his resignation from the Board on February 24, 2025, effective immediately.
- Resignation due to Wagner accepting role as CEO of Semrush Holdings, Inc.
- No disagreement with Akamai's operations, policies, or practices cited.
- Company and Board thanked Wagner for his service and contributions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001086222-25-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AKAM
- cik: 0001086222
- company_name: AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086222/000108622225000054/0001086222-25-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086222/000108622225000054/akam-20250224.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001086222-25-000054
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001086222-25-000054.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001086222-25-000054.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bill Wagner resigned as member of the Board of Directors at AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: member of the Board of Directors
  source text: On February 24, 2025, Bill Wagner, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his intent to resign from the Board, effective immediately, due to his acceptance of a new role as Chief Executive Officer of Semrush Holdings, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086222/000108622225000054/0001086222-25-000054-index.htm

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