techUK announces new Data Centres Council for 2024/2026

Wed 14 Feb 2024

techUK has unveiled the election results for the Data Centres Council for the 2024/2026 tenure.

The Data Centres Council, representing a diverse group of industry leaders, will shape the priorities of the Data Centres Programme.

The Role of the Data Centres Council

This platform allows for thought leadership and fosters important relationships with key stakeholders, including Government departments, regulators, and the broader tech industry, aiming to transform the sector.

Allan Bosley, Head of Culture & Management Information at Ark Data Centres Limited and the Chair of techUK Data Centres Council, said: “Data centres’ role, safeguarding access to the information processed by and required of the digital economy, and therefore our daily lives in the modern world, needs cross-sector understanding and Government recognition.”

The group of leaders will steer the Data Centres Programme, defining policy responses and representing the broader membership’s interests. Their collaborative efforts will focus on addressing the challenges and opportunities within the data centre sector, ensuring its sustainable growth and innovation.

The new council members for the 2024/2026 term are as follows:

Chair: Allan Bosley, Ark Data Centres
Vice-chair: Andrew Jay, CBRE
Billy McHallum, Equinix
Bruce Stephenson, Vantage Data Centers
Dave Connelly, Dell Corporation
Dave Smith, Digital Realty
Dave Strong, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Derek Allen, Global Switch
Emma Fryer, CyrusOne
Helen Munro, Pulsant
John Booth, Carbon3IT
Kamran Lateef, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Kevin Shieber, Colt Data Centre Services
Kurt Erik Lindqvist, London Internet Exchange
Manuel Abellan San Martin, Microsoft
Mark Bailey, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Neil Woollam, Computacenter
Paul Finch, Kao Data
Riccardo Degli Effetti, VIRTUS Data Centres
Sarah Draper, Telehouse UK
Scott McLauchlan, NTT Global Data Centers EMEA UK

Bosley added: “techUK’s Data Centre Council plays an invaluable role in co-ordinating this process and it is a privilege to be able to work with other industry leaders in support of this.”