- With more than 30 years of operational leadership
experience, Pete Judson joins Kao Data from NTT, where
he has spent the last four and a half years aligning its EMEA-wide
operations into a +350MW data centre unit.
- New COO has a demonstrable track record for leading
large-scale teams to deliver the highest standards of customer
service and operational excellence, and joins Kao Data on the cusp
of its European platform expansion.
- Pete will now lead all operational duties, working alongside
former COO Paul Finch, who
transitions to become Kao Data's new Chief Technology Officer
(CTO).
LONDON, Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kao
Data, the specialist developer and operator of data centres
engineered for AI and advanced computing, has today announced it
has appointed Pete Judson as its new
Chief Operating Officer (COO).
With more than 30 years of operational leadership experience
across the complete spectrum of data centre life cycle services,
Pete has established an outstanding reputation, and has garnered a
strong track record for creating and leading large-scale teams to
deliver the highest standards of customer service and operational
excellence. He joins Kao Data at a major inflection point, as it
accelerates the growth of its advanced data centre platform into
next-tier markets across the UK and continental Europe.
Pete joins Kao Data from global data centre operator NTT, where
he spent the last four and a half years aligning its EMEA-wide
operational delivery organisations into a single, multi-functional,
+350MW data centre unit. From implementing EMEA-wide change
transformation programs, to achieving various recognised ISO
standards, his responsibilities included defining, building and
leading NTT's operational capabilities, including systems,
processes and procedures to help it achieve record levels of growth
during the period.
His new appointment to the Kao Data senior management team will
provide an integral piece of strategic and technical, operational
support alongside Paul Finch, who
transitions to the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Pete's
responsibilities will include primary ownership of key operational
functions such as operations, customer implementation, design and
engineering, networks and systems, security, incident management,
and health and safety.
Furthermore, Pete's values are well-aligned with Kao Data's
mission to build one of the industry's most diverse, equitable and
inclusive digital infrastructure organisations, and he brings with
him extensive people management and mentoring expertise - all of
which is driven by a passion for building and leading
high-performing, safe, effective, and efficient teams.
"During the last decade Kao Data has led the charge on the
development of industrial-scale data centres, engineered for AI,
and is recognised globally as one of the industry's most disruptive
leaders," said Doug Loewe, CEO,
Kao Data. "Appointing Pete as our
new COO further vindicates our ethos for working with high-calibre
industry professionals who have succeeded in some of the most
demanding data centre environments, and we are delighted to welcome
him into the Kao Data family."
"In just a short time, Kao Data has established an exceptional
reputation for designing, building and operating world-class data
centres, and its entrepreneurial approach to AI and supercomputing
has enabled it to move at a pace that has exceeded the market,"
said Pete Judson, COO, Kao Data. "As its new COO, I'm excited to join
the organisation on the cusp of its European expansion and to work
alongside my new colleagues to exceed the high bar they've already
set for design, customer service, technical and operational
excellence."
Pete Judson begins his tenure as
Kao Data's new Chief Operating Officer with immediate effect. To
learn more about Kao Data's advanced data centre platform,
engineered for AI, visit the website.
About Kao Data
Kao Data leads the industry, pioneering the development and
operation of data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing.
With hyperscale-inspired facilities east and west of London, and northern England's largest data centre planned for
Greater Manchester, we are home to
technology's most demanding computing infrastructure.
Our award-winning, NVIDIA DGX-Ready certified data centres are
designed, engineered, and operated by one of the industry's most
respected teams. Together, this provides colocation customers
deploying mission critical AI, enterprise, and cloud workloads with
a secure, scalable, and sustainable compute environment, backed by
a guarantee of 100% uptime.
Kao Data's data centre portfolio includes more than 160MW of IT
load, either currently operational, under development or planned –
all of which is under-pinned by the highest energy efficiency,
sustainability and ESG credentials.
Backed by leading international investors, and with several
pioneering 'industry firsts' to our name, Kao Data represents the
future in industrial scale, high-capacity data centres for AI and
the next generation of compute.
Kaodata.com
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