EXECUTIVE PROFILE :
Guy Willner
Title : CEO
Company : Information Technology & Services
Guy Willner , co-founder and CEO of IXcellerate , is one of the leading international experts in the field of building and operating data centers . He is regularly named among top-50 most influential people in the data center , cloud computing and big data industry within EMEA ( Europe , Middle East and Africa ).
Guy has been holding senior positions in high-tech and big data companies for over 20 years . In 1998 , he founded IXEurope , starting with the construction of a data center in the suburbs of London and after nine years running a network of 14 data centers in Western Europe . In 2007 , IX Europe was acquired for $ 555 million by Equinix , the undisputed market leader in data centers around the world .
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After gaining industry experience Guy started to explore Emerging Markets and created IXcellerate . Known for his charisma , “ out of the box ” thinking and deep understanding of the market , Guy ’ s influence over the data centre market continues to grow , holding Non- Executive Board position with Lambda Helix in Greece and co-founding IXAfrica in Kenya . With IDC-G group chair Guy is frequently asked to advise newcomers and investors on market trends and data centre global development .
Guy graduated in 1986 from Oxford Brookes University with a BSc in Engineering . When time allows , he enjoys sailing and playing guitar . datacentremagazine . com