Rackspace Technology Names Gajen Kandiah as CEO to Drive Multicloud Services

Rackspace Technology (RXT) has named Gajen Kandiah as its new CEO, effective September 3, 2025. Amar Maletira, who has led the company since 2022, will transition to Vice Chairman of the Board. The move comes at a time when enterprises increasingly distribute workloads across multiple cloud providers, creating a demand for managed services that simplify governance, integration, and operational execution.

Founded in 1998 in San Antonio, Rackspace started as a web hosting provider. Over the years, it transitioned to managed cloud services, helping enterprises operate workloads across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Unlike hyperscalers, Rackspace does not own massive infrastructure. Instead, its value lies in managing complexity: compliance, governance, integration, and performance.

Why Kandiah

Kandiah’s appointment seems a deliberate choice for operational depth. He is not a “visionary outsider” brought in for headlines. Instead, he is a proven operator with experience scaling large service organizations and delivering at enterprise scale. At Cognizant, he participated in transforming a company of hundreds of millions in revenue into a global powerhouse exceeding $16 billion. At Hitachi, he oversaw the delivery of complex infrastructure, software, and AI solutions to global clients.

Rackspace faces a market that rewards precision. Execution, trust, and reliability are essential to its clients, many of whom operate in regulated industries where mistakes are costly. Kandiah’s career gives him the ability to align people, processes, and technology exactly the skill set required to ensure that Rackspace delivers on its promise of seamless multicloud management.