Regional Management

Americas

Charles J. Meyers

President, Equinix Americas

Charles Meyers joined Equinix in 2010 from Verisign where he was Group President of Messaging and Mobile Media, holding P&L responsibility for the company’s entire mobile portfolio. Mr. Meyers was also a Product Group Executive at Versign with P&L responsibility for the more than $500 million Security and Communications portfolio.

Prior to Verisign, Mr. Meyers held various executive positions at Level 3 Communications including Group VP of Global Marketing, President of IP and Data Services and SVP, Softswitch Services. During his tenure, Mr. Meyers helped Level 3 emerge as a premier global provider of Internet and VoIP services.

Mr. Meyers also previously served as a Principal with Kinetic Ventures L.L.C, where he focused on business opportunities across telecommunications infrastructure, broadband services, wireless and enterprise software. As Vice President and General Manager for Internet Security Systems, he was part of the company's successful IPO and championed the evolution of enterprise solutions through a managed services model.

Mr. Meyers held executive positions in operations, finance, and business development during his career with Bellsouth Telecommunications and Bellsouth.net, culminating with his appointment as President and Chief Operating Officer of that unit.

At Booz-Allen & Hamilton, he led the creation of world-class performance initiatives for technology and engineering clients.

Mr. Meyers earned dual masters degrees from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and McCormick Graduate School of Engineering. He also holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado.

Sushil (Sam) Kapoor

Chief Operating Officer, Equinix Americas

Sam Kapoor joined Equinix in 2001 from WorldCom, where he held the position of Vice President of Hosting Operations and was responsible for the build-out and day-to-day operations of six hosting centers. Prior to the company's acquisition by WorldCom, Mr. Kapoor served as Vice President of Global Network Operations for CompuServe Network Services and was responsible for the engineering, implementation and operations for CompuServe’s worldwide network. Before joining CompuServe, Mr. Kapoor held the position of Senior Director of Telecommunications for over 10 years at Lexis-Nexis in Miamisburg, Ohio.

Mr. Kapoor holds an M.B.A. (Operations Research) from Miami University of Ohio and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

Dan Walker

Sr. Vice President, Sales, Americas Region

Dan Walker joined Equinix in 2000 and has over fifteen years of sales experience in the high-tech industry. He has held several senior-level sales management positions within Equinix prior to assuming his current role at the start of 2008. He spearheaded Equinix’s solution offering to the financial industry by helping create the Equinix Financial Exchange (EFX) product in 2003. Prior to Equinix, Mr. Walker has also held high-level sales positions at AMP Incorporated and Globix.

Mr. Walker holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Dayton. 

EMEA

Eric Schwartz

President, EMEA

Eric Schwartz joined Equinix in 2006 and has played various senior-level management roles with the company. He spearheaded Equinix’s expansion to Europe, including the 2007 acquisition of IXEurope, and the ongoing integration of Equinix’s European operations into its global business. As President of Equinix Europe, Mr. Schwartz oversees the management, strategy, and growth for Equinix in Europe.

Mr. Schwartz came to Equinix from BellSouth where he was Vice President of IP Communications and led the development and implementation of advanced technologies including VoIP. Prior to joining BellSouth, he was Executive Vice President of Harold A. Dawson Company, an Atlanta-based real estate development company. Mr. Schwartz also is a former member of McKinsey & Co., where he consulted with telecommunications and financial services companies in the United States and Asia on strategic issues.

Mr. Schwartz earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University.

Michel Brignano

Managing Director, France

Michel Brignano joined Equinix in January 2007, bringing expertise from a wide range of commercial technology roles. His previous position was at Telecity, where he was the Country Manager for over five years. There he was responsible for strategy and market solutions for the French territory. Prior to this position, he had a number of commercial roles. He worked for Dell, Inc. from 1993 to 1997 as Chief of Sales and for UUNET as a Sales Director from 1997 to 2001, initially working for the France business unit and then operating across South of Europe.

Marco Dottarelli

Managing Director, Switzerland

Marco joined Equinix in 2010 bringing with him a wealth of experience in IT, Sales & Marketing and business management.

For six years prior to joining Equinix, he was the Managing Director EMEA at LSI where he was responsible for the Sales and Marketing organization of the Engenio Storage Group Division.

He successfully drove the expansion of the business into several growth markets, including Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Marco’s solid experience in Sales and Marketing is drawn from his previous roles including that of General Manager Indirect Channels and Managing Director Switzerland at Storage Tek and Customer Service Manager at Bull (Switzerland) AG.

Michiel Eielts

Managing Director, The Netherlands

Russell Poole

Managing Director, United Kingdom

Russell Poole joined Equinix as UK General Manager in April 2000, bringing with him nine years of experience in the UK telecommunications and Internet industries. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Poole was a director of MessageNet Ltd, an Internet security and messaging security provider. Responsible for sales and operations, he also led the development of e:)scan, Europe’s first e-mail virus and content control service. In October 1999, MessageNet was acquired by Articon-Integralis AG. Between 1993 and 1998, Mr. Poole was the National Sales Manager for General Telecom, the business telecom division of General Cable Plc. During this time, he grew the business from four sales people and £3m annual revenue to 35 sales people in three locations and £25m annual revenue.

Mr. Poole attended Nottingham University, where he studied production engineering. Following 12 months traveling, he commenced his managerial career at Coca-Cola and Schweppes where he enjoyed a successful career as a National Account Manager.

Jörg Rosengart

Managing Director, Germany

Jörg Rosengart joined Equinix in 2005 when the company acquired Gesellschaft für Informationstechnologie und Consulting mbH (GIC), Germany's leading business continuity provider. Prior to this, Jörg was General Manager and shareholder of GIC for over five years where he was instrumental in the company’s growth and subsequent leading market leading position. Jörg trained in tele-communication engineering during the 1970s and continued his career at Texas Instruments, Deutsche Bank and IMS Data, where he progressed to Datacenter Director and then General Manager.

Michael Winterson

Vice President Sales, Europe

Michael has been working in a sales and marketing capacity in the European IT industry for over 20 years. He joined the Equinix European Management team as Vice President of Sales & Marketing in 2007 following the acquisition on IX Europe. Michael brought a wealth of channel and vertical industry experience to this position, having successfully led the sales organization for IX Europe, leading to the float on the London Stock Market (AIM) in 2006. During this time Michael was instrumental in helping IX Europe establish data center services in France, Germany, the UK and Switzerland.

Previous roles include that of European Sales & Marketing Director for computer peripheral manufacturer TechWorks, where he played an important role in their start up, growth and acquisition strategy.

Michael has a degree in Economics from Northwestern University and a Masters in International Economics from the Hautes Etudes Internationales, University of Geneva

Asia-Pacific

Samuel Lee

President, Equinix Asia-Pacific

Samuel Lee joined Equinix in 2000 and now serves as President of Equinix Asia-Pacific, overseeing the management, strategy and growth of the company’s Asia Pacific operations. Previously, he served as the Managing Director of Equinix Hong Kong, where he successfully led the Equinix Hong Kong team in building a strong position for Equinix in the financial services industry in Hong Kong.

Mr. Lee brings a wealth of experience in telecom and Internet services as well as expertise in startup operations. Prior to joining Equinix, Mr. Lee served as Managing Director of Pacific Gateway Exchange (PGE), a provider of wholesale and retail long distance, Internet, and bandwidth services. He founded Telekom Consulting Ltd., a consulting firm offering strategic assistance to network providers in the deregulated telecommunications market in Hong Kong and Asia. He also held management positions at Teleglobe International, Intel, and Sprint.

Mr. Lee holds a B.A. from City University of Hong Kong.

Kei Furuta

Managing Director, Equinix Japan

Kei Furuta joined Equinix with a wealth of international consulting and management experience in Internet and Telecommunications industry, particularly with specialized expertise in marketing and developing global services and investment in high-tech ventures. Mr. Futura served as an advisor to many industry service providers.  As the managing director for Equinix Japan, Mr. Furuta is responsible for the overall performance of Equinix’s operation in Japan.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Furuta held various executive positions in industry leading data center operations, an internet consulting firm and a mobile service provider.  He also served as regional head at AboveNet and Sprint where he managed the operation in Japan and Korea.  Mr. Furuta was also a founder of Energy Initiative Japan (EIJapan), an engineering and consulting firm for energy-saving and environmental technologies.

Mr. Furuta started the first 15 years of his career at Marubeni Corporation, one of the leading Japanese trading houses where he held various management positions in global technology and telecom business development.

Mr. Furuta holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Waseda University, Tokyo.

Clement Goh

Managing Director, Equinix Singapore

As the Managing Director for Equinix Singapore, Clement Goh is responsible for the overall performance of the Singapore IBX center. This includes increasing local and regional market share, profitability, and operational efficiency.

Mr. Goh has held a number of key positions in multi-national global technology companies and has been instrumental in ensuring the rapid expansion of the companies that he has served. Previously, he worked as Datastream’s Senior Sales & Marketing Director in Asia Pacific. Prior to Datastream, Mr. Goh was McDATA’s Field Program Director in Asia Pacific, where he drove business development in the region while strengthening relationships with technology giants EMC and Dell. Mr. Goh has also held leading positions at EMC Singapore, Oracle Systems Singapore and Agilent Technologies.

Mr. Goh holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics from the National University of Singapore.

Darren Mann

Managing Director, Equinix Australia

Darren Mann joined Equinix in January 2001 and has played an integral part in building Equinix’s customer base in Sydney. In 2006, Mr. Mann held the position of Sales Director where he was responsible for the performance of the local sales team. As Managing Director, Mr. Mann has overall responsibility for Equinix’s business presence in the Australian market.

Prior to Equinix, Mr. Mann spent six years at IHS Australia as a member of the sales team, where he was responsible for selling online technical and regulatory database services to the University, Construction & Mining, and Defense industry sectors. Previously, he spent six years in the retail sector, three of which were in management positions. Mr. Mann has over 13 years of experience in the IT industry and 18 years of sales experience.

Alex Tam

Managing Director, Equinix Greater China

With over 20 years experience in the ICT industry, Tam is responsible for the overall performance of the business and operations in Hong Kong, and leading the expansion of Equinix’s business in the China region.

Most recently Tam was General Manager of Data Centers at British Telecom (BT), where he was responsible for establishing the company’s Hong Kong data center operation and developing the data center and IT outsourcing services strategy. He also aligned the Asia Pacific data center plan with the global business strategy.

Prior to BT, he was the Chief Executive Officer of iAdvantage Ltd, managing the data centre business in Hong Kong and China. At iAdvantage, Tam was in charge of strategic planning, business development, sales and marketing, technical operations and customer support. In addition he led the Internet infrastructure services of the SUNeVision Group, the mother company of iAdvantage.

Before that Tam held management positions at Hutchison Telecommunications and Hongkong Telecom, where he was responsible for the technical development and operations of the telecommunications, Internet and electronic commerce services.

Tam holds a M.Sc. degree in Global Business from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a B.Sc. degree in Engineering from The University of Hong Kong.

Doug Oates

Vice President of Sales, Equinix Asia-Pacific

Doug Oates has over 30 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry in Australia, Hong Kong and South Africa. Mr. Oates joined Equinix in May 2000 and currently has overall responsibility for Sales in the Asia Pacific region. As Vice President of Sales, Mr. Oates oversees the sales strategy, execution and growth of the region.

Prior to this role he was responsible for the Equinix Australian operation. Before joining Equinix, Mr. Oates was Carrier Services Director at Pacific Gateway Exchange, he helped establish the company’s wholesale operations in Australia, which included negotiating multiple interconnect facilities with carriers and building the company’s business base. Previously, he was General Manager of Sales for Global One. where he managed the company’s sales growth from start-up over a six-year period.

Mr. Oates holds a Diploma in Telecommunications.