atNorth Strengthens Leadership Amid Data Centre Growth

atNorth has appointed two new directors as it continues to scale its high-density colocation and built-to-suit data centre platform across the Nordic region.

The appointments reflect the company’s focus on governance, sustainability and stakeholder engagement as demand for capacity increases.

The Iceland-based operator has named Tatu Tuominen as Director of Public Affairs and Communications and Anne Helenius-Heir as Director of Health, Safety and Environment. 

Both roles are intended to strengthen leadership capability as atNorth expands its operational and development footprint.

The company is responding to sustained growth in demand for data centre services driven by cloud adoption, high-performance computing and AI workloads, particularly in locations offering access to renewable energy and cooler climates.

Strengthening policy and communications capability

In his new role, Tatu Tuominen will lead atNorth’s public affairs, corporate communications and reputation strategy.

His remit includes policy engagement, industry relationships and ensuring that communications align with the company’s long-term strategy and growth objectives.

Tatu brings experience from senior communications and public affairs roles across science, sustainability, transport and telecommunications.

His background includes positions at Bayer, VR Group and Telia Finland, alongside experience working with the Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU and as a ministerial adviser.

atNorth expects the role to support engagement with policymakers and industry bodies as digital infrastructure regulation and sustainability requirements continue to evolve.

The company is positioning itself as a provider of sustainable data centre capacity in the Nordic region, with communications playing a role in customer engagement, community relations, recruitment and investor dialogue.

Tatu will be based at atNorth’s FIN02 facility and will report to Fredrik Jansson, the company’s Chief Strategy, Marketing and Communications Officer.

Health, safety and environment across expanding campuses

Anne Helenius-Heir has been appointed Director of HSE, with responsibility for health, safety and environmental frameworks across atNorth’s operational and developing data centre campuses.

Her role covers both existing facilities and future developments as the company expands.

Anne has held leadership positions at Shell, ABB and Kemira Oyj, where she developed and implemented global EHSQ frameworks and ESG reporting programmes.

atNorth highlighted her experience in environmental due diligence, corporate responsibility and driving improvements in safety culture and sustainability performance.

The company says the appointment will support the future proofing of its HSE framework as campus scale and operational complexity increase.

Ensuring compliance, workforce safety and environmental protection is becoming more critical as data centre operators manage larger sites and higher power densities.

Anne will be based at atNorth’s FIN02 campus in Espoo, Finland and will report to Chief Sustainability and Compliance Officer Janne Sigurdsson.

Leadership expansion aligned with growth

atNorth says the appointments are part of a broader effort to strengthen leadership depth as the business grows.

The company operates high-density data centres designed to support energy-intensive workloads while leveraging the Nordics’ renewable power and climate advantages.

Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson, CEO of atNorth, says: “We are proud to welcome such talented leaders to our team. Their vision and experience will play a key role in driving our ongoing expansion as we continue to deliver state of the art data centers in an environmentally responsible way.”

The company has been expanding its data centre campuses across Iceland, Sweden and Finland, targeting customers seeking scalable capacity with a strong sustainability profile.

As development activity increases, governance, communications and operational safety are becoming more central to execution.

atNorth said bolstering its leadership team with specialist expertise supports its ability to manage growth while maintaining operational standards and regulatory engagement across multiple markets.