TODD COLEMAN TITLE : PRESIDENT , CEO AND FOUNDER AT ESTRUXTURE
ESTRUXTURE
“ Alberta is very business friendly . It has the power , the telecommunications and people with the right skill sets . Alberta ’ s an amazing place ”
TODD COLEMAN PRESIDENT , CEO AND FOUNDER , ESTRUXTURE
TODD COLEMAN TITLE : PRESIDENT , CEO AND FOUNDER AT ESTRUXTURE
Todd Coleman is the Founder , President , and CEO of eStruxture , with over 25 years of experience in the IT , data center , and telecommunications industries . Before eStruxture , Todd co-founded and served as Chief Operating Officer at Cologix . He also held senior roles at Level 3 Communications , including Senior Vice President of Data Centers , Senior Vice President of Media Operations , and President of Level 3 Communications Europe . Todd holds a juris doctorate and a bachelor ’ s degree in computer information systems , bringing a wealth of leadership and industry expertise to his role at eStruxture . of is that 58 % of our workforce identifies as diverse in some way .”
That newcomer to the market has turned into one of the largest Canadian operators . Todd says that the key differentiator is in eStruxture ’ s employees , their diverse backgrounds and ideations , combined with their commitment to providing the highest levels of support to customers , has led to its success .
“ We don ’ t want to be everything to everybody ,” Todd states . “ We ’ re not in every part of the world . We want to strategically deploy our capital in the right places where we have intelligent historical experience and knowledge .”
While most companies were affected by supply chain constraints , eStruxture strategically and successfully navigated the pandemic , including supply chain issues . “ A combination of intelligent risk taking , local knowledge , customer relationships , investors and partner relationships - along with some level of luck - are the things that are going to carry eStruxture forward ,” he says .
The recent news of eStruxture ’ s CA $ 1.8bn fundraise has created quite a buzz .
“ It ’ s an incredible story . When we looked at the marketplace and recognised the growth opportunities of hyperscale and enterprise demand that were , frankly , smacking us in the face – we took action .”
An incredible group of investors , led by Fengate Capital and founding investor , Jonathan Wener , were hugely
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