Data Centre Magazine July 2025 | Page 146

STUART THOMPSON
AI & HPC

AI continues to drive unprecedented power demands across the data centre industry, leaving operators with a continued dilemma: Should they retrofit legacy facilities to be more sustainable and compliant, or take the risk of building entirely new locations?

Scale is therefore a significant consideration, with data centres needing to scale their operations, while simultaneously striving to meet their sustainability targets.
To tackle this issue, Data Centre Magazine speaks with President of ABB’ s Electrification Service Division, Stuart Thompson, who shares his experience on how predictive maintenance and strategic retrofitting are enabling operators to turn aging infrastructure into competitive advantages while also dramatically reducing environmental impact.
Q. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR ROLE AT ABB.

» My name is Stuart Thompson and I’ m the president of ABB’ s Electrification Service Division. ABB initially started out with the provision of electrical equipment, but now I’ m responsible for leading a US $ 1.2bn business. Over time, we saw a rising demand for servicing solutions among our customers which led to the creation of a dedicated Electrification Service business to better serve them.

As a qualified electrical engineer, I’ m passionate about helping customers

STUART THOMPSON

TITLE: PRESIDENT
COMPANY: ABB ELECTRIFICATION SERVICE
INDUSTRY: ELECTRICAL
Stuart manages ABB’ s Electrification Service Division and leads more than 5,000 global service professionals across 50 countries.
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