Hinders has served as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer since May 2023.
Edgio has promoted Todd Hinders to Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. In addition to his new role, Hinders has also joined the company’s board of directors. This transition follows the resignation of Bob Lyons from his positions as President, CEO, and board member.
Todd Hinders has been serving as the Chief Revenue Officer of Edgio since May 2023, bringing with him a 25-year track record of success. His expertise spans building cloud, security, edge, and media platform businesses in both startup environments and high-growth hyperscalers. Notably, Hinders led global sales and customer growth for AWS Elemental, an Amazon Web Services company, where he oversaw go-to-market activities for various services, including AWS Elemental Media Services, CloudFront, Twitch Interactive Video Service, and Edge security products. Prior to his tenure at AWS Elemental, he held leadership roles at Cisco Systems, Maven Networks, Encoding.com/Loudeye, and other prominent technology firms, showcasing his strategic, go-to-market, and business capabilities.
Kenneth Traub, Chairman of the Board of Edgio, said: “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Bob and wish him well in his future endeavours. Now is the right time for new leadership that will infuse Edgio with the discipline and energy needed to capitalise on the opportunity Edgio has in the marketplace. While Edgio had a challenging year in 2023, we are excited to start 2024 under Todd’s leadership. Todd brings both continuity and new passion to help the company achieve its potential. He and the entire executive leadership team of Edgio have the full support of the Board.”
Todd Hinders, CEO of Edgio, added: “I’m thrilled to be leading Edgio at this exciting time for the company. Edgio is on a transformative journey. We’re diligently optimising our global edge-network, expanding our customer base, particularly in high-margin streaming and application businesses and reducing operating expenses. We have also been adding world-class talent to our team and strengthening our balance sheet. Together with our new board of directors, the executive team, our dedicated employees, and valued customers and partners, we intend to build a world-class company, relentlessly delivering on customer success and maximising shareholder value.”
