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Colt DCS appoints David Crowther as the company's new Chief Financial Officer
LONDON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswireAsiaNet/ --

Crowther to facilitate the development of the finance team and business growth

Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) [https://www.coltdatacentres.net/], a leading 
provider of global hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions, today 
announced the appointment of David Crowther 
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be responsible for leading and developing Colt DCS' finance team to support and 
align with the business's ambitious growth plans.

Crowther brings over 20 years of experience in senior financial positions, 
previously holding CFO roles at TelecityGroup and most recently Chime 
Communications [https://www.chimegroup.com/]. At TelecityGroup he was 
responsible for leading financial aspects of the company's IPO and eventual 
sale to Equinix.

"I'm thrilled to be joining Colt DCS at this period of immense growth, and off 
the back of its ambitious expansion plans announced earlier in the year. I'm 
committed to ensuring that the finance team is an integral part of continuing 
to elevate Colt DCS' reputation in the market, and commitments to sustainable 
growth and profitability."

Crowther's role as CFO will focus on several key aspects including, driving 
financial performance by focusing on project returns and profitability; 
improving governance such that Colt DCS maintains strong controls but also 
structuring them so that they are a business facilitator; and evolving the 
finance function in line with the Company's growth needs such that it remains 
seamlessly integrated and supportive to the other key functions within Colt DCS.

Crowther's role will also extend to helping Colt DCS measure the ESG 
investments that the business is currently undertaking on its journey to 
achieving net zero emissions by 2030.

"Our business has grown exponentially  over that last 5-6 years, where we have 
seen Colt DCS become a serious contender in the hyperscale data centre space.  
David and the plethora of experience he brings given his background is 
testament to  the calibre of talent that our business is attracting," said 
Niclas Sanfridsson, CEO at Colt DCS. "Crowther will be an integral part of 
facilitating our ambitious expansion plans and positions the business as the 
most trusted, sustainable, customer-centric hyperscale data centre operator in 
the industry."  

About Colt DCS

Colt Data Centre Services provide true service and operational excellence in 
the sustainable design, build, delivery and operational management of 
hyperscale data centres across Europe and APAC. We provide data centre 
solutions to hyperscale and large enterprise customers across 14 state of the 
art carrier neutral data centres spanning 8 cities.

Our Hyperscale and colocation solutions allow our customers freedom to plan 
effectively for the growth of their business, knowing that their data centre 
strategy is ready for the demands of tomorrow.

We have over 25 years of experience in the industry, delivering on our vision 
of being the most trusted and customer centric data center operator in the 
market. We put environmental awareness at the heart of everything we do because 
we know it's the right thing to do for our planet. That's why we're taking the 
ownership to reduce our environmental impact globally and make sustainability a 
key strategic driver. As part of our sustainability journey, alongside our 
sister company, we are committed to achieving global net-zero emissions for our 
own operations by 2030.

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Source: Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS)
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