Digital Realty Trust, a global provider of data centre and colocation solutions, has appointed Damien Spillane, director of sales engineering for the Asia Pacific (APAC).
The appointment forms part of the company¹s broader business strategy to increase its footprint across the region.
Spillane will lead the APAC sales engineering team and be responsible for leading project implementations for customers across the APAC region, particularly in key markets including Australia, Hong Kong and Japan.
He will also continue to provide cost-engineering and profitability models, as well as undertake preliminary design and evaluation for customer solutions.
Bernard Geoghegan, managing director, EMEA and APAC at Digital Realty, said Spillane has been a significant asset to Digital Realty in Australia.
"With his wealth of experience and knowledge, we are confident that he will further develop our Asia Pacific platform and deliver great results for our customers," Geoghegan said.
Spillane joined Digital Realty in 2011 as the head of Engineering for Australia. Digital Realty¹s clients include domestic and international companies of all sizes, ranging from financial services, cloud and information technology services, to manufacturing, energy, gaming, life sciences and consumer products.