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Title: President & CEO Company: Equinix Industry: Data Centres

Adaire has led Equinix, the world’ s largest data centre company, as President and CEO since 2024. Drawing on a distinguished 25-year career in technology, she directs the organisation’ s overarching strategy, global operations and capacity construction. Adaire oversees 13,700 employees across an expansive industry footprint, managing 280 data centres in 77 markets that serve more than

10,500 customers. Alongside her executive team, she drives a strategy designed to cement leadership in retail colocation while capitalising on the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom. Furthermore, she has served on the company’ s Board of Directors since 2020. Before taking the helm at Equinix, Adaire held prominent leadership roles at Oracle, SAP and Google Cloud, where she served as President of Go-to-Market and Head of Google Ireland. A dedicated advocate for social impact, she currently sits on the Equinix Foundation Board to champion an accessible, sustainable and interconnected digital future.

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