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Akamai8-K: COO change

Akamai COO's bonus tied to 2026 revenue, signaling focus on Cloud division growth.

What happened

The new 2026 compensation plan for Adam Karon, COO and GM of the Cloud Technology Division, is heavily weighted towards hitting company-wide revenue and income targets.

Source

SEC EDGARFeb 17, 2026

Current report (Form 8-K)

Akamai 8-K

Filing excerpt

Adam Karon, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of the Cloud Technology Division

sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086222/000108622226000004/akam-20260211.htmRead the full source

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Signal
8-K: COO change

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Form
8-K
Fiscal year end
02/11
Filed
Feb 17, 2026

The full record

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$570K (Target bonus value for Adam Karon, COO & GM of Cloud Technology, tied to 2026 revenue and operating income goals.)
Percent
50% (Weight of the 2026 revenue target in the executive bonus calculation.)

Details

CIK
1086222
Accession number
0001086222-26-000004
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Operations vendor review
Signal category
Leadership

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • cloud

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Positive
Detected
Feb 24, 2026
signal_type
sec-8k
signal_subtype
cooChange

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