Martin M. Coyne II has served as a director of Akamai since November 2001. Mr. Coyne was named our Lead Independent Director in May 2003. Before his retirement from Eastman Kodak in July 2003, he served in a variety of senior management positions including President of Health Imaging, President of the Commercial Business Group and most recently, Executive Vice President of Eastman Kodak and Group Executive of the Photography Group.
Mr. Coyne also serves as a director of BioClinica, RockTech and Urovalve. He is President and CEO of the New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. In October 2011, he was named to the Directorship 100 list of most influential directors. In the past, he served as a director of OpenPages, Avecia Group Plc, director and Chairman of Welch Allyn and as a member of the board of AdvaMed.
He is the author of a book and many articles on board governance, CEO leadership and improving CEO performance.
He earned his B.S. degree in Pharmacy from Fordham University in 1971 and an MBA degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1985. He also attended the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School of Business in 1989.