LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
LAURA ORTMAN
For this month ’ s award , we feature Laura Ortman , the newly-appointed CEO of the digital edge leader , Cologix
Laura Ortman was appointed as Cologix ’ s new CEO in 2022 , by the company ’ s Board of Directors . Her career represents over 25 years of experience in technology , with her fields of expertise spanning enterprise software , SaaS , IaaS , the cloud , data centre colocation , software development , and testing , alongside the training , development , coaching , and mentoring of her teams .
Ortman has held executive leadership positions with some of the industry ’ s largest names , including Equinix and VMware , where she worked for over eight years , rising the ranks from a Senior Support Manager for Global Support Services for the Americas to the VP and General Manager for Cloud Services & Executive Global Services .
In 2022 , Cologix achieved a $ 3bn recap , extensively expanding its partnerships across the data centre marketplace . Alongside this , with Ortman at the helm , the company is also investing heavily in the growth of its Scalelogix hyperscale edge and digital edge data centre portfolios , while also working towards the ambitious target of transitioning to 100 % renewable energy by 2030 .
Driving pioneering DE & I standards As a mother of two girls and the company ’ s first female CEO , it is immediately clear why Ortman holds DE & I as one of her top leadership priorities .
“ Currently , Cologix has more than 50 % female representation on its leadership team . I also spearheaded the company ’ s first employee resource group , Cologix Women ’ s Connection
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Cologix ’ s first ever female CEO Prior to her appointment to the CEO position , Ortman held the roles of Co-President and Chief Revenue Officer within Cologix .
Now , she leads the company ’ s strategy and establishes the roadmap for its product , technology , and IT strategies .
Network , where we have over 90 % participation . Last year , we formalised our DEI initiative programming to help drive our diversity programmes forward ,” Ortman explained , in an interview with Jaymie Scotto Cutaia of JSA TV .
20 June 2023