Digital Connexion appoints CR Srinivasan as CEO
Data center
company
Digital Connexion
has appointed
CR Srinivasan
as its new chief executive officer (CEO) to lead business growth on the back of a surge in demand for
digital infrastructure
solutions.
'Under his leadership, Digital Connexion will continue to unlock new opportunities, foster innovation, and accelerate the platform's growth,' Digital Connexion said on Thursday.
The Mumbai-headquartered company is a joint venture (JV) in India between Brookfield Asset Management (Brookfield),
Reliance Industries
Limited and Digital Realty. It is investing in over 140MW of AI-ready data center capacity across Chennai and Mumbai in its first wave of investment to meet growing hyperscale and enterprise demand.
Srinivasan joins Digital Connexion from Sify Digital Services, where he served as its CEO. Prior to that, he led
Tata Communications
' cloud and cybersecurity business unit, significantly scaling its business and cultivating high-performance teams.
Citing third-party market estimates, the company stated that India has the second-largest number of active internet users globally, adding that its domestic Artificial Intelligence (AI) market is may more than triple to $17 billion by 2027.
'I am pleased to join a fantastic team at Digital Connexion. Together with our partners, we are committed to building future-ready infrastructure that enables innovation, accelerates digital transformation, and creates long-term value for our customers in India and globally,' said Srinivasan.
He has a Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Communication degree from Madras University.
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