Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) has announced the appointment of Niclas Sanfridsson (pictured) as its new chief executive officer.
The move follows CEO Detlef Spang’s decision to retire at the end of the year. Spang led the firm since its inception as an operationally-independent business from the Colt network business in 2015. During his tenure, Spang drove the data centre business and accelerated growth of its hyperscale footprint, Colt DCS said, enabling it to realise its vision of becoming the “most trusted and customer-centric” data centre operator.
Taking over the role, Sanfridsson is tasked with continuing this progress and driving expansion in both new and existing markets.
With more than 20 years’ experience in the industry, Sanfridsson joins the company having recently spent two years as Pulsant CEO. Prior to that, he was managing director of Equinix in the Nordic region, following 15 years as at Telecity where he similarly led the Swedish firm as MD.
