EQIX - Leadership updates

Will succeed Keith Taylor, who is retiring as previously announcedREDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, today announced the appointment of Olivier Leonetti as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 16.  An accomplished executive who has served as CFO of multiple publicly traded companies, Leonetti brings more than 30 years of financial leadership experience to Equinix, including a deep background in technology and infrastructure. "Olivier is an exceptional leader with a distinguished

Industry leading organizations unite under neutral Foundation led by new governing board chair David Nalley to support the future of interoperable AISummaryAgentic AI Foundation (AAIF) appoints David Nalley as governing board chair, and welcomes 18 new Gold Members and 79 new Silver Members.Under the AAIF, members help to reduce fragmentation in the ecosystem, improve interoperability, shape standards and advance open protocols.New Gold Members include industry leaders Akamai, American Express, Autodesk, Circle, Diagrid, Equinix, Global Payments, Hitachi, Huawei, Infobip, JPMorgan Chase, Keycard, Lenovo, Red Hat, ServiceNow, TELUS, UiPath and Workato.NAPA, Calif., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, today announced the appointment of Yang Song, Ph.D., as SVP, Chief Data Science and AI Officer—effective immediately, reporting to Harmeen Mehta, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer. In this role, Song will lead Equinix's global data science and AI organization, embedding intelligence into every facet of the company, from processes to platforms and experiences for its customers and employees alike. As a core part of the Digital and Innovation Office (DIO) leadership team, Song will be responsible for delivering operational excellence, enh

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, today announced the appointment of Douglas Merrill as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), effective immediately, reporting into Harmeen Mehta, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer. In this role, Merrill will lead Equinix's global security organization, overseeing global information security operations; cybersecurity risk management; and the development and engineering of foundational security platforms, services, proce

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, today announced the appointment of Rebecca Kujawa to the Equinix Board of Directors. Kujawa most recently served as President & CEO of NextEra Energy Resources, the largest competitive power company in the U.S. and the world's leader in renewables. "Rebecca brings tremendous experience within the energy sector, and we are very excited to have her join our Board at such a vital time in our company's journey," said Charles Meyers, Executive Chairman, Equinix. "With her more than two decades of leadership at the intersection of energy, technology and capital markets, Rebe

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, today announced the appointment of Dr. Yanbing Li to the Equinix Board of Directors. Li currently serves as Chief Product Officer at Datadog, where she leads the team responsible for scaling the Datadog product portfolio to best meet the needs of its global customers and drive business growth. "Yanbing is a proven technology and business leader with deep expertise in AI, cloud, enterprise software and global operations," said Charles Meyers, Executive Chairman, Equinix. "She brings a proven track record for innovation and execution, having built market-leading product

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, has appointed Equinix veteran Arquelle Shaw as President, Americas, effective immediately. In this role, Arquelle is responsible for the management, strategy and growth of Equinix in the Americas region, shortening the path for customers and partners to harness digital innovation and global connectivity in today's fast-changing technology landscape. Arquelle brings more than two decades of experience in enterprise technology, sales and business transformation to her role as President, Americas. Having most recently served as SVP, Sales, Americas, for the past six year

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company, today announced the appointment of Shane Paladin as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Revenue Officer (CCRO), effective immediately. With more than 20 years of global experience in go-to-market motions and partnering with product organizations, Paladin joins Equinix as the company continues its journey in delivering the digital infrastructure, data center footprint and interconnected ecosystems that enable customers to deliver the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet. "Shane has an exceptional track record in leadership roles across numerous

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, today announced the appointment of Harmeen Mehta as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer (CDIO), effective April 4. With 28 years of experience in leading extensive digital transformations within the technology infrastructure sector, Mehta brings substantial expertise to Equinix as the company continues to advance its leadership in digital infrastructure. "Harmeen is a visionary leader with a proven track record in digital transformation and innovation," said Adaire Fox-Martin, CEO and President, Equinix. "Her experience in leading complex

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, is calling for municipal planning agencies, energy utilities and heat network operators around the world to join the Equinix Heat Export program to unlock the value of the residual heat generated in its International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers.  Equinix's innovative Heat Export program recovers residual heat from its IBX data centers and exports it to buildings in surrounding communities, providing a cleaner alternative to traditional methods at a time of rising global energy prices and supply constraints. The company has implemented several Heat Export ini

USA News Group Commentary Issued on behalf of Avant Technologies Inc. VANCOUVER, May 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group – With the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution fully underway, the importance and security of the data centers that power the new technology is surging. The role and preservation of these data centers is generating multiple calls for them and their power sources to be recognized as a matter of national security. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt went so far as to predict that AI data centers will one day be "on military bases surrounded by machine guns,"  as stated in an interview with Noema Magazine. According to analysts at Dell'Oro Group, data center spending is fo

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, today announced a planned leadership transition effective late Q2 2024 whereby current President and CEO Charles Meyers will transition to the role of Executive Chairman, and Google Cloud Go-to-Market President Adaire Fox-Martin will begin serving as Equinix President and CEO. Peter Van Camp, currently Executive Chairman, will step away from his formal responsibilities as a Board member to take the role of Special Advisor to the Board. "Digital transformation is reshaping the basis of competition for industries across the globe, and the rapid adoption of AI is accele

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, today announced the appointment of Merrie Williamson as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Revenue Officer (CCRO), effective March 25. With more than 20 years of experience in helping companies evolve their digital business through her leadership roles at Microsoft and Intel, Williamson joins Equinix as the company continues to grow its position as the trusted platform for enterprise digital transformation. "Merrie is an operational and visionary leader with the unique skills and experience to help drive the next chapter of our growth and the increasing v

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, today announced the appointment of Adam Berlew as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective immediately. With more than 25 years' experience in strategic marketing and global leadership roles, Berlew returns to Equinix after previously serving as a Vice President of Global Marketing from 2012 to 2015. He joins Equinix's Customer and Revenue (CRO) leadership team and will be accountable for driving customer acquisition and revenue growth through effective marketing strategies that align with the company's vision for Platform Equinix®.  "We couldn't be more excited to we

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company™, today announced that it has appointed Thomas Olinger to its Board of Directors. Olinger previously served as the Chief Financial Officer at Prologis for the past 15 years. Effective immediately, Olinger will serve as a member of the Board's Audit, Finance and Real Estate Committees, and will be stepping in to replace Irving "Bud" Lyons, III, who has served as a member of the Equinix Board since 2007 and will not be standing for re-election at this year's shareholder meeting. "Tom has extensive international business expertise spanning the real estate and technology se

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company™, today announced the appointment of Scott Crenshaw to the position of Executive Vice President & General Manager, Digital Services. In this newly created role, Crenshaw will be responsible for driving the growth and strategy of Equinix's suite of digital services, including Equinix Fabric™, Equinix Metal® and Network Edge. He will have direct responsibility for product management and the associated software engineering teams supporting these offerings. Cr

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company™, today announced the appointment of Tara Risser, a seven-year Equinix veteran, to the position of President, Americas. In this role, Risser will be responsible for the regional management, strategy and growth plan for Equinix in the Americas region, including existing operations in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico and the U.S. Highlights/Key Facts Risser succeeds Jon Lin, who served as President, Americas since 2019 and was appointed EVP & GM, Data Center Services earlier this year, managing the Equinix Data Center Services portfolio and its market-leading interconne

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company™, today announced the appointment of Nicole Collins to the position of Chief Transformation Officer (CTrO). In this role, Collins will serve as a member of the Equinix Executive Team and report directly to CEO Charles Meyers. As CTrO, Collins will be responsible for driving transformation initiatives for the business, while balancing Equinix's focus on innovation, customer centricity and operational efficiency. She will lead the Equinix Transformation Office, which will partner across business functions to execute multi-year transformational initiatives while also buil

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company™, today announced the appointment of Jon Lin to the position of EVP & General Manager, Data Center Services, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Lin will be responsible for driving the performance of the Equinix Data Center Services portfolio, developing and leading execution of a comprehensive and coordinated strategy across the business aimed at ensuring sustained growth and enhanced operating leverage from Equinix's market-leading interconnected colocation franchise. As the Data Center Services leader, Lin will have direct responsibility for product m

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company™, today announced the appointment of Ron Guerrier to the Equinix Board of Directors. His appointment brings the number of directors on the Equinix Board to nine. With a career in the information technology sector that spans more than a quarter century, Guerrier is the chief information officer (CIO) of HP Inc. and previously served as CIO to Fortune 500 corporations and government, including Toyota Motor Corporation, Express Scripts, Farmers Insurance Gr