Digital infrastructure company Equinix announced a planned leadership transition effective late second quarter of 2024 when the current President and CEO Charles Meyers will transition to the role of Executive Chairman, and Google Cloud Go-to-Market President Adaire Fox-Martin will start serving as Equinix President and CEO. Peter Van Camp – currently the Executive Chairman – will step away from his formal responsibilities as a Board member to take the role of Special Advisor to the Board.
(Adaire Fox-Martin)
With over 25 years of experience in the technology sector, Fox-Martin has a distinguished track record, most recently as the President of Go-to-Market for Google Cloud and Head of Google Ireland. In that role, she led Google Cloud’s go-to-market teams globally, including sales, professional services, partner ecosystem, and customer success. Before Google, Fox-Martin worked in senior global positions at some of the world’s largest technology and software companies, including SAP and Oracle. At SAP, she played a major role as a member of the SAP Executive Board, with responsibility for Sales and Service globally, serving over 440,000 customers. Her global leadership experience includes serving as President for SAP Asia Pacific and Japan, President of Google Cloud International, and Head of Google Ireland. She has been an Equinix Board of Directors member since 2020.
Meyers joined the company in 2010 and was named CEO in 2018. During his tenure as CEO, he shaped the company’s successful strategy, extending Platform Equinix to over 70 markets across 33 countries, accelerating the company’s global interconnection leadership and driving the platform to support hybrid and multi-cloud as the architecture. During this time, the company saw a 6x increase in revenue and added over $80 billion in equity value. He will continue as CEO until late Q2.
KEY QUOTES:
“Digital transformation is reshaping the basis of competition for industries across the globe, and the rapid adoption of AI is accelerating that dynamic. These pivotal shifts have created an extraordinary demand environment for digital infrastructure, and our distinctive advantages create an exceptional long-term opportunity for Equinix. I am confident that Adaire’s capabilities and experience will be deeply additive to our team and our culture, helping us meet the evolving needs of our customers, fuel our growth and unlock the extraordinary power of Platform Equinix. I am grateful to our board for their support of my desired transition timeline, and excited to assume the Executive Chairman role and actively support Adaire as she leverages her tremendous global experience to extend and expand our market leadership.”
- Charles Meyers
“I am very proud of the work that our board has put into our succession planning and delighted to have landed on a path that is highly responsive to the needs of the business and those of our leadership. Charles has been a driving force at Equinix for the past 14 years and this transition enables his continued involvement while also adding Adaire’s significant depth and breadth of experience. At this critical juncture in the company’s history, it is a great outcome for all of our stakeholders. We have had tremendous success with our leadership model and as I step into an advisory role with the company and hand the Executive Chairman role to Charles, I do so with immense optimism that this executive team will enable us to unlock the enormous opportunity ahead.”
- Peter Van Camp
“In today’s dynamic digital landscape, Equinix has uniquely amassed global reach, highly differentiated ecosystems, strong partner relationships, and an innovative range of product and service offerings — collectively forming a robust and future-proofed platform to address diverse customer challenges. Coupled with my passionate belief in the vision, mission and values of Equinix, I am excited to leverage my experience in driving business transformations and building for scale to drive continued innovation and growth at Equinix.”
- Adaire Fox-Martin
