TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Limelight Networks, Inc.
(Nasdaq: LLNW) today announced Doug Lindroth, a seasoned executive with more
than 20 years of experience in financial management and business process
implementation, has been appointed to the company's board of directors.
"Doug is an outstanding addition that brings a wealth of financial and
management experience to our board," said Jeff Lunsford, chairman and chief
executive officer, Limelight Networks, Inc. "His experience in working with
companies of all sizes will help position our growing company for continued
success. On behalf of the board, I welcome Doug and look forward to working
with him."
Mr. Lindroth, 41, has served as a General Partner of Bayview Investment
Company, a real estate investment company, since November 2005. From April
2006 to May 2007, Mr. Lindroth served as Senior Vice-President and Chief
Financial Officer of BakBone Software Incorporated, a developer and
distributor of data backup, restoration, disaster recovery, replication and
storage reporting software. From 1997 through February 2006, Mr. Lindroth
served in various capacities for Memec Group Holdings Limited, a privately
held company and a specialty semiconductor distributor, including as its Chief
Financial Officer beginning in 2003.
Mr. Lindroth currently serves on the boards of directors of BakBone
Software Incorporated and Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly known as
WebSideStory, Inc.). He is a Certified Public Accountant and received a B.A.
in Business Administration from San Diego State University.
Mr. Lindroth's appointment brings the total number of directors on
Limelight Networks' board to 10.
About Limelight Networks
Limelight Networks is a high-performance content delivery network for
digital media, providing massively scalable, global delivery solutions for
on-demand and live Internet distribution of video, music, games, software and
social media. Limelight Networks' infrastructure is optimized for the large
object sizes, large content libraries, and large audiences associated with
compelling rich media content. Limelight is the content delivery network of
choice for over 1,000 companies, including many of the world's top Internet,
media and entertainment companies, including Microsoft Xbox Live, Sony
Playstation 3, Akimbo, Amazon Unbox(TM), Belo Interactive, Brightcove,
"BuyMusic" @ Buy.com, DreamWorks, LLC, Facebook, FOXNews.com, IFILM, ITV Play,
MSNBC.com, NC Interactive and Valve Software. For more information, visit
http://www.llnw.com.
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Contact: Paul Alfieri of Limelight Networks, +1-917-297-4241, palfieri@llnw.com