THE ONE CHALLENGE THAT COMES TO MIND FOR ME PERSONALLY IS TO BUILD THE LEADERSHIP TEAM INTO THE VERY BEST COLLABORATIVE , TIGHTLY- KNIT , TRUST-DRIVEN TEAM IN THE INDUSTRY .
DEEP DIVE legislation ; hedging ; and data centre CAPEX . Some of the catalysts to bring us to this point in time include the Ukraine war , power pricing , sustainability and related regulation , the economic slowdown and the demand for digitisation including AI .
How do you deal with stress and unwind outside the office ?
I am a lifelong piano player and love to play to wind down . I ’ m a social extrovert and as such love to spend time with friends , family , colleagues , customers and partners . I truly love the power of people ; to experience the richness of each individual and discover the mystery of the soul .
What do you currently identify as the major areas of investment in your industry ?
We are continually innovating to make our operations as sustainable as possible . We are introducing new technological solutions to improve our energy efficiency , including increasing the temperatures we operate our data centres and substantially reducing the amount of energy we need to cool our data centres . We have many examples of heat export projects where we can pass on the benefits of the heat we produce to universities like Amsterdam , to homes and even the Olympic swimming pool in Paris .
What are the region-specific challenges you encounter in your role ?
Currently , there are four challenges : inflation , high volatility of energy pricing , the uncertainty of the war in Ukraine and
THE ONE CHALLENGE THAT COMES TO MIND FOR ME PERSONALLY IS TO BUILD THE LEADERSHIP TEAM INTO THE VERY BEST COLLABORATIVE , TIGHTLY- KNIT , TRUST-DRIVEN TEAM IN THE INDUSTRY .
talent . Equinix is a service business and our success is based on having the most talented team in the industry , in every aspect . To reach and attract the very best is a continuous challenge . We are committed to widening the talent pool , bringing in more diverse candidates through alternative recruitment drives and hiring engineering talent from adjacent industries .
What changes to your job role have you seen in the last year and how do you see these developing in the coming months ?
The one challenge that comes to mind for me personally is to build the leadership team into the very best collaborative , tightly-knit , trust-driven team in the industry . A team that achieves that level provides the very best leadership of the great talent we have in every role in Equinix and provides the best development of that talent into their best selves . Since this building of a strong team is heavily dependent on each individual professional ’ s personal development , this is a great challenge to embrace .
We also never stop growing – Equinix EMEA has grown from five countries to 20 in the 10 years since I joined in 2013 . � www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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