Kao Data Appoints Pete Judson as COO, who joins from NTT
Kao Data has announced the appointment of Pete Judson as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Kao Data is a developer and operator of data centres for AI and advanced computing, based in Essex, England.
Kao Data leads the data centre sector, with hyperscale-inspired facilities. It is ‘home to technology’s most demanding computing infrastructure’ and with its NVIDIA DGX-Ready certified data centres, the team provides colocation customers a secure, scalable and sustainable computer environment.
Pete Judson brings decades of experience to Kao Data’s senior management amidst strategic growth
Pete has over three decades of operational leadership experience across data centre life cycle services and joins Kao Data at a major inflection point, as the company accelerates the growth of its advanced data centre platform into next-tier markets across Europe.
Pete joins Kao Data from global data centre operator NTT.
NTT is a carrier neutral operator offering access to multiple cloud providers in North America, Europe, Africa and India. NTT Global Data Centers provides comprehensive solutions to meet unique infrastructure requirements and believes in “global expertise and innovative solutions for a connected future.” In total, NTT Global Data Centers operates 95 data centres.
Clients from Phoenix to Mumbai benefit from NTT’s tailored infrastructure and experience consistent best practices in design and operations across all their scalable and customisable data centres.
Pete spent the last four years supporting NTT’s EMEA-wide operational delivery organisations into a single, multi-functional, +350MW data centre unit.
There, Pete’s responsibilities included:
- Implementing EMEA-wide change transformation programmes
- Achieving ISO standards
- Defining, building and leading NTT’s operational capabilities, including systems, processes and procedures to help it achieve record levels of growth during the period.
Pete’s values are suited to Kao Data’s goal to build one of the industry’s ‘most diverse, equitable and inclusive digital infrastructure organisations’. He brings with him extensive people management and mentoring expertise - all of which is driven by a passion for building and leading high-performing teams.
Pete’s new appointment to the Kao Data senior management team will see him provide strategic and technical, operational support, alongside Paul Finch. Paul joins the team as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and his responsibilities will include primary ownership of key operational functions including operations, customer implementation, design and engineering, networks and systems, security, incident management, and health and safety.
Pete Judson embraces new role as COO during exciting growth phase
Pete Judson said he was thrilled to be joining Kao Data at a time of expansion.
“In just a short time, Kao Data has established an exceptional reputation for designing, building and operating world-class data centres and its entrepreneurial approach to AI and supercomputing has enabled it to move at a pace that has exceeded the market. As its new COO, I’m excited to join the organisation on the cusp of its European expansion and to work alongside my new colleagues to exceed the high bar they’ve already set for design, customer service, technical and operational excellence.”
Doug Loewe, CEO of Kao Data, shared that he was delighted to welcome Pete into the Kao Data family.
“During the last decade Kao Data has led the charge on the development of industrial-scale data centres, engineered for AI, and is recognised globally as one of the industry’s most disruptive leaders. Appointing Pete as our new COO further vindicates our ethos for working with high-calibre industry professionals who have succeeded in some of the most demanding data centre environments.”
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