Data Centre Magazine October 2024 | Page 26

JOHN ELAND

STACK Infrastructure is one of the world ’ s most sustainable data centre companies , known for achieving 100 % renewable energy across its data centre portfolio and designing facilities to achieve high efficiency with a Power Usage Effectiveness ( PUE ) of 1.3 or lower .

“ STACK has made environmental responsibility within our operational communities a cornerstone of our growth strategy ,” shares John Eland , CEO at STACK EMEA . “ Our dedication to sustainable practices and obtaining green financing empowers STACK to expedite and fulfil our ESG initiatives .”
John is focused on growing sustainable operations across the company , in addition to his team .
“ We want the best minds and individuals that fit the culture we ’ re trying to cultivate . We ’ ve seen time and time again that those can come from outside the sector as well as within ,” said John .
He is keen to harness the best from the full spectrum of sectors , from different backgrounds and at different stages of life , at STACK .
From international business to data centre leadership Before joining STACK Infrastructure , John accumulated years of knowledge and experience in business and data centre management .
John Eland studied International Business Studies at Northumbria University , 1994 – 1999 , including a year at École Supérieure de Commerce Et de Management in 1997 . He started

JOHN ELAND

TITLE : CEO COMPANY : STACK EMEA INDUSTRY : DATA CENTRE LOCATION : LONDON , UK
John has worked his way up the data centre sector to become CEO of STACK . He is focused on growing sustainable operations across the company which align with his core values of honesty , integrity , loyalty and humility .
out in business at Verizon where he worked in Sales before becoming a Partner Channel at Virgin Media in 2004 .
From 2000 to 2005 , the worldwide electricity use for data centres doubled , due to an increase in the number of servers . There was a rise in hyperscale data centres , driven by the demand for cloud services .
In 2008 , John became CEO Data City Exchange , where he would custom , design and build , modular data centre solution called Evo-POD™ , a secure , flexible , standalone data centre featuring an award winning design and scalable cooling solution .
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