Equinix Names Todd Handcock Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Marketing and Strategy for Asia Pacific
May 03 2011 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center
services, today announced that Todd Handcock has been named chief
marketing officer and vice president of marketing and strategy for
Asia Pacific. Handcock joins Equinix from British Telecom (BT)
where he was most recently vice president of Asia Pacific Business
Transformation, accountable for leading BT’s major investment and
expansion program in the region. Handcock will lead Equinix’s
strategic planning and execution of the product and marketing
roadmap in Asia Pacific.
Handcock brings to Equinix more than 18 years of experience in
Asia Pacific, having held senior management positions in Jakarta,
Singapore, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. His previous roles at BT included
vice president of Asia Pacific Business Operations and interim
country manager for China. Prior to joining BT, Handcock was Asia
Pacific vice president at Descartes Systems Group and general
manager of Global Alliances and Accounts with Maves International
Software. Handcock also held senior management positions at
Ometraco Group and Cott Corporation. He began his career in Asia at
the Canadian Embassy in Indonesia.
Samuel Lee, president, Equinix Asia Pacific said: “As the only
global network-neutral data center provider in the region, we are
in a unique position to make global business easier for our Asia
Pacific customers with Platform Equinix. Handcock is an asset to
the Equinix team; his broad industry knowledge and proven track
record in leading the strategic expansion of a number of global
brands will accelerate our growth strategy.”
“As our customers rapidly expand into, and also out of, the Asia
Pacific market, Equinix’s established ecosystems position the
company perfectly for strong growth in the region. In addition we
have facilities opening this year in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney
and Tokyo,” added Handcock. “I look forward to helping demonstrate
the strategic value of working with Equinix in this dynamic region
and further build upon its market-leading reputation.”
Handcock holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of
Calgary and a post-graduate diploma in Asia Pacific Management from
the McRae Institute of International Management at Capilano College
in Vancouver.
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects businesses with partners
and customers around the world through a global platform of high
performance data centers, containing dynamic ecosystems and the
broadest choice of networks. More than 3,350 enterprises, cloud,
digital content and financial companies connect to more than 650
network service providers and rely on Platform Equinix to grow
their business, improve application performance and protect their
vital digital assets. Equinix operates in 37 strategic markets
across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific and continually invests
in expanding its platform to power customer growth. http://www.equinix.com
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