TOP 10 – DATA CENTRE LEADERS IN MEA

TITLE: CEO COMPANY: TERACO DATA ENVIRONMENTS EMPLOYEES: 300 + FOUNDED: 2008

Based in South Africa, Jan Hnizdo joined Teraco Data Environments in 2011 as Chief Financial Officer, before being appointed CEO in 2019. His role within the company has been instrumental, as he helped it develop from a start-up organisation to a leading data centre player across the African continent.

Prior to joining Teraco, Jan has an extensive background as a Chief Finance Officer( CFO) for several companies, in addition to being a manager for KPMG in the 1990s. Jan Hnizdo, CEO, Teraco Data Environments

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