VIRTUS Newsletter - June 2022

Welcome back to the VIRTUS Newsletter! There's been a lot of exciting things going on at VIRTUS in the last few months, so in case you've missed anything, you can find the highlights right here ??

VIRTUS Joins IMASONS Climate Accord

VIRTUS is proud to have joined the IMASONS Climate Accord (ICA). The coalition is designed to govern a methodology to measure and reduce carbon in infrastructure through products, power, and materials, supported by industry leaders who all agree the key to achieving carbon neutrality is by uniting together.

Most Outstanding Data Centre Provider of the Year

We're delighted to be have been named Most Outstanding Data Centre Provider in the UK for 2022 by SME News Magazine. VIRTUS is proud to deliver world-class data centre solutions, offering constant innovation to our customers and supporting the global digital economy with reliable, resilient and responsible data centres.

Mike Golding & Christina Mertens Join The Team

In May, VIRTUS announced the appointment of Mike Golding as SVP of Design and Build. Reporting directly to Neil Cresswell, CEO of VIRTUS Data Centres, Mike will be a key member of the leadership team, responsible for all aspects of the design and construction of VIRTUS’ data centres. Mike joins VIRTUS at an exciting time of growth for the company and his primary focus is to lead design and construction activities across London and EMEA.?

Then in June, we were delighted to name?Christina Mertens?as VP of Business Development, EMEA. Reporting to?Darren Watkins, managing director of VIRTUS Data Centres, Christina is a key appointment at a very exciting time for VIRTUS, as she will be responsible for identifying acquisition opportunities across EMEA.

Christina will lead VIRTUS’ strategy of EMEA data centre expansion and business development in the region, tasked with defining and executing go-to-market strategies, including identifying and launching VIRTUS operations in Europe and seeking acquisition opportunities throughout EMEA. This is a new role underlining VIRTUS’ aggressive growth ambitions.?

VIRTUS at Events

At the start of Q2, VIRTUS representatives featured on a number of key panels at Datacloud Global Congress in Monaco. From 'Driving ESG initiatives through sustainable finance' to viewpoints from the Titans of Industry featuring Neil Cresswell, CEO, the event provided some fascinating insight into current and future trends in world of data centres.

More recently in June, David Watkins, Solutions Director, spoke at the Tech LIVE London Cloud & 5G event. David was there to offer his expertise on Sustainability in Critical Environments across the data centre and wider IT sector.?