Adam Eaton has been appointed as CEO of VIRTUS Data Centres effective immediately. Supported by its shareholders, the company said it remains committed to delivering world-class, energy-efficient infrastructure that supports digital economic growth.
With a combination of commercial and operational expertise spanning more than 20 years, Eaton has worked across the data centre, cloud and managed services sectors. He brings to VIRTUS a strong track record of strategic leadership, business transformation and operational excellence from some of the industry’s most respected organisations.
“I first met the VIRTUS team over 15 years ago. Since then, I’ve watched the company evolve into one of Europe’s leading data centre operators. Helping VIRTUS scale and support its next phase of growth is an exciting opportunity,” Eaton said about his appointment.
“I’m privileged to build on the foundations laid by the existing team, embracing one of the most exciting leadership roles in the industry today.”
Most recently, Eaton served as executive group director for Europe at Global Switch, the data centre provider. Here, he led the business across FLAP-M markets (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Madrid) and was responsible for driving transformation plans to strengthen Global Switch’s performance and scale.
He now aims to lead VIRTUS Data Centres as CEO to help the company develop even further across Europe. The leadership role was previously held by Thomas Ee, group chief operating officer of STT GDC – the organisation VIRTUS Data Centres is a part of – in an interim capacity for nine months.
“We are delighted to welcome Adam to VIRTUS at an exciting time. His insight and proven ability to scale complex operations make him the ideal leader for the business as VIRTUS continues to grow its footprint and strengthen its position as one of Europe’s leading data centre operators,” said Bruno Lopez, president and group CEO at STT GDC and chairman at VIRTUS Data Centres.
“We look forward to this new chapter of leveraging Adam’s knowledge, expertise and stakeholder management skills for further growth across the business.”
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