Kate Hennessy, CFO, EXA Infrastructure

Josh Schertzer, CEO, Beacon AI Centers

JOB FROM: CFO AT VERNE GLOBAL

JOB TO: CFO AT EXA INFRASTRUCTURE

Kate has more than 25 years of experience in telecommunications and digital infrastructure companies. Prior to EXA, she was CFO at Verne Global, establishing the finance function, driving significant business growth and securing debt financing. She also worked at Liquid Intelligent Technologies for 15 years driving multi-million dollar revenue.

JOB FROM: CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY AT BLACKSTONE

JOB TO: CEO AT BEACON AI CENTERS

Josh Schertzer is the new CEO of Beacon AI Centers, a data centre development company.

Having previously worked as a Blackstone CTO, Josh now leads Beacon AI Centers’ efforts in rapidly scaling and delivering cutting-edge, high-capacity AI data centre developments at the scope and scale required to build an AI-powered future.

20 July 2025