Europe: KevlinX names Eric Boonstra as new CEO

European data center operator KevlinX has appointed Eric Boonstra as CEO. Boonstra joins KevlinX in his new role from Iron Mountain where he was in charge of managing the business for five years. 

Boonstra said, “There is a huge opportunity for a well-funded and experienced team to build out an advanced platform at pace in the European market just now, and I am delighted to say that KevlinX has all the ingredients. Our team is designing for maximum efficiency, connectivity, power density and sustainability and I look forward to talking to cloud and AI players of all sizes, carriers, CDNs and enterprises to make sure we can deliver exactly what they need.”

Giovanni Della Pesca, managing director, Macquarie Capital, added, “Eric brings significant experience and knowledge of the European data center sector, and we are very pleased to see him join KevlinX. We look forward to continue working with Eric and supporting the KevlinX team as they further establish the business within a fast-growing market.”