LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT
With a career spanning more than 30 years , Lex Coors – in his roles at Interxion and Digital Realty – has supervised the design and build of more than 70 data centres , as well as developed 600,000 m2 of gross space .
As a pioneer in data centre design and management , Coors ’ expertise centres around the designing of versatile , cost-effective and energy efficient data centre infrastructures ; power ratio efficiency ; and the modular approach to data centre architecture .
Coors ’ peers in the industry hold him in high regard describing him as a ‘ capable and professional engineer ’ and a ‘ thought leader in critical infrastructure engineering ’.
“ There are very few people around who blend expertise and sheer common sense as well as Lex . Add to that a charming and friendly disposition and you have a trusted man amongst men ,” said Ian Bitterlin , Retired .
Committed to leveraging technology to save the planet and advance humanity Both inside and outside of his day to day job , Coors in his leading roles has been integral in the advancement of sustainability initiatives .
“ We [ Interxion ] started looking into our sustainability strategy over seven years ago . Initially , we started looking at energy efficiency in 2009 and even before that , we called it our energy overhead . Now , we have been able to say that for a few years , 100 % of our data centres are running on sustainable energy ,” commented Coors when speaking to Data Centre Magazine in 2021 .
“ We are passionate about sustainability because you cannot design a data centre well without this understanding ,” he added .
In appreciation of his efforts , Coors has been awarded iMasons ’ Technology Champion award . The yearly award showcases and amplifies the outstanding contributions of leaders in the digital infrastructure industry , and who have led by example , achieving tangible and sustained results . EXECUTIVE BIO
LEX COORS
TITLE : CHIEF DATA CENTER TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING OFFICER
COMPANY : DIGITAL REALTY
Lex Coors currently holds the position of Chief Data Center Technology and Engineering Officer at Digital Reality , and Visiting Professor at the University of East London .
Coors has more than 20 years of experience in the data centre industry holding executive positions at Interxion and Digital Realty .
Coors also has an extensive volunteering portfolio and is a part of the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact ; The European Data Centre Association ( EUDCA ); and the University of East London .
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