Kim Salem-Jackson

Member Since 2022

Kim Salem-Jackson

EVP and CMO

Akamai

Boston Area

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Akamai. Leads global marketing efforts including brand, purpose, corporate communications, product marketing, field and digital marketing, as well as the company’s customer enablement programs. Passionate about building and leading high-performing, purpose-driven teams. Driven by innovation and speed to market. Proven ability to work with senior management to envision, develop and implement corporate strategy and integrated initiatives that accelerate revenue growth. Serves on the Board of Directors of the Akamai Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting programs to attract more diversity to the technology industry, providing disaster relief and humanitarian aid globally, enabling volunteerism to the local communities, and promoting environmental sustainability through investments in alternative energy. 2021 CMO Award Winner | Chief Founding Member | Forbes Council | Fast Company Executive Board

SKILLS

  • Executive Leadership
  • B2B Marketing
  • Innovation & Growth

RECENT CONTENT

November 22nd, 2022

14 ways employers can nurture their staff's creative contributions

Inspiring employees to address current business challenges—transparently and collaboratively—enables the opportunity to find innovative solutions for business growth. 

May 2nd, 2022

Five ways to foster a positive company culture

Now more than ever, positive leadership is vital.

COMPANY INFO

Akamai

Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They may not know it, but Akamai is there, powering and protecting life online. Over 20 years ago, we set out to solve the toughest challenge of the early internet: the worldwide wait. And we’ve been solving the internet’s toughest challenges ever since. That’s why the most innovative companies worldwide trust Akamai to secure and deliver their digital experiences — making lives better for billions of people, billions of times a day. With the world’s largest and most trusted edge platform, we keep apps, code, and experiences closer to users — and threats farther away. What does that mean for our customers? Whatever digital experience they can dream up, Akamai is ready to bring it to life online. Let’s connect: Instagram: https://instagram.com/akamaicareers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/akamaicareers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies Twitter: https://twitter.com/Akamai YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYo5nh8xQFpnnPl17sQRURR9ugKL-KMRO Blog: https://www.akamai.com/blog

AREA OF FOCUS

  • B2B
  • Enterprise Software
  • Cyber Security

INDUSTRY

Technology

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