David Burton Chief Information Officer Colt Data Centre Services

Yu Nishiwaki Presdient and CEO Daikin Applied Americas

JOB FROM: GROUP DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION AT GLOBAL SWITCH

JOB TO: CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AT COLT DATA CENTRE SERVICES

Colt DCS has appointed David Burton as its new Chief Information Officer to spearhead its next phase of hyperscale growth. Joining from Global Switch Data Centres, David brings more than 25 years of global IT leadership experience. He will now lead global technology and security teams to deliver future-ready digital platforms.

JOB FROM: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AT DAIKIN APPLIED AMERICAS

JOB TO: PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT DAIKIN APPLIED AMERICAS

Daikin Applied has appointed Yu Nishiwaki as its new President and CEO to drive its next phase of data centre cooling growth. Moving up from COO, Yu will oversee strategic investments, including a US $ 163m R & D lab and liquid cooling acquisitions aimed at tackling intense AI workloads.

18 August 2026