Natalie Billingham

Natalie Billingham is Senior Vice President of Sales and Managing Director for EMEA at Akamai Technologies, leading a team of over 2,500 employees in 15 countries across the region - with 150 direct and indirect reports in those countries. Natalie leads the growth, expansion and all go-to-market strategies for Akamai’s business across EMEA. 

Natalie joined Akamai in 2007 as a major account executive, establishing Akamai's Nordic Media business. In just a few years, she earned the ‘Global Major Account Executive of the Year’ Award having sold the company’s largest individual deal in EMEA. This contributed to her promotion to a regional sales role, where she won the ‘EMEA Faster Forward Award’ in 2013 - in recognition of being the individual who had the most impact on business in the EMEA region and ‘Most Valuable Player’ in 2014. 

Natalie received Akamai’s highest honor, the Danny Lewin Award, in 2017. She became Divisional VP of EMEA Media in 2016 and was promoted to her current role in 2021.

Natalie has driven high-growth strategies in security, delivery, and cloud computing across EMEA, leading multiple acquisitions and securing key partnerships with ITV, DOUGLAS Group, & Tous.