Former Akamai CEO George Conrades to retire as board chairman
March 27, 2018 at 11:31 AM EDT
George Conrades became Akamai's first CEO in 1999, leading the young startup through an IPO later that year, before handing over the reins to Paul Sagan in 2005. His departure comes amid big changes at Akamai brought on by activist investor Elliott Management.
