Mr. Lento has been serving as the Company'sInterim CEO since November 26, 2012. 'Over the past two months I've had the opportunity to work closely with ourboard and many of our employees,' said Mr. Lento. 'I'm extremely impressed withthe people, products, and services we offer in the market. I'm excited aboutour future and proud to be part of Limelight Networks.' Mr. Lento brings over 30 years of industry knowledge and leadership experienceto Limelight Networks. Prior to joining Limelight, Lento spent 14 years atConvergys, serving a decade as the senior sales executive. During the last fouryears, as president of the company's information management division, he led aturnaround creating a highly profitable and growing business, which NECacquired in May 2012. Earlier, Lento served as president of LAN systems forDonnelly Enterprise Solutions, where he grew both top line revenue andprofitability. Previously he served in executive roles at Entex InformationServices, Decision Resources, and Future Information Systems. Mr. Lento holds aBS in Management from the State University of New York. Mr. Lento will be joining Limelight's board of directors. Former CEO JeffLunsford is stepping down as board member and chairman. About Limelight NetworksLimelight Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:LLNW) is a global leader in Digital PresenceManagement. Limelight's Orchestrate Digital Presence Platform is an integratedsuite of cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, which allowsorganizations to optimize all aspects of their online digital presence acrossweb, mobile, social, and large screen channels. Orchestrate leveragesLimelight's scalable, high-performance global network to offer advancedfeatures for: web content management; website personalization; contenttargeting; online video publishing; mobile enablement and monetization; contentdelivery; transcoding; and cloud storage - combined with social mediaintegration and powerful analytics. Limelight's team of digital presenceexperts helps organizations streamline processes and optimize business resultsacross all customer interaction channels to deliver exceptional multi-screenexperiences, improve brand awareness, drive revenue, and enhance their customerrelationships - all while reducing costs. For more information, please visitwww.limelight.com. CONTACT: Media contact: Amber Winans 510-984-1526 limelight@bhavacom.comNews Source: NASDAQ OMX22.01.2013 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de--------------------------------- Language: EnglishCompany: Limelight Networks United StatesPhone: Fax: E-mail: Internet: ISIN: US53261M1045WKN: End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------