Taina Ahti-Aalto joins atNorth to lead the
operations team across new and existing facilities in
Finland.
HELSINKI, Aug. 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- atNorth, the leading Nordic
colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence
service provider, has announced the appointment of Taina
Ahti-Aalto as Operations Director for Finland.
Taina possesses a strong track record in leadership and business
development in the critical infrastructure sector in addition to
extensive experience in driving companies towards operational
excellence through building collaborative and high performing
teams. Her key responsibilities will be to lead atNorth's
operations team across new and existing facilities and to ensure
atNorth's Finnish facilities continue to align with industry best
practices and evolving customer requirements.
atNorth is rapidly expanding its operations in Finland as part of its Nordic growth
plans. The strategy enables atNorth to meet the growing
demand from hyperscalers and other data driven enterprises for
sustainable high performance infrastructure and technical
excellence. The company currently operates two data centers
in Finland, and has a further two
sites under construction; FIN02, a metro site in Espoo
(Helsinki) and FIN04, a mega site
in Kouvola.
"Taina's proven results in the data center industry make her
ideally suited to scale our operations in Finland," says Erling Guðmundsson, Chief
Operations Officer at atNorth. "Her commitment to company values
and culture is essential as we continue to grow our team and foster
a cohesive forward-thinking working environment. We're very excited
to have Taina join our team."
Taina has spent 20 years in the tech industry, most recently
leading data center operations at PCBI as a Unit Director of
Services and prior to this as a founding member and Country Manager
for Nordic Critical Infrastructure company, Coromatic. Taina's
extensive industry knowledge coupled with her experience in ISO
standardization and customer focused approach, makes her uniquely
positioned to lead atNorth's operations team in the Finnish
market.
"There is huge opportunity in Finland for the data center industry and it is
my privilege to be part of atNorth as it continues its expansion in
the country," says Taina Ahti-Aalto. "atNorth's consistent
commitment to sustainability, employee culture and client
relationships gives them a highly competitive edge and I'm
delighted to be part of their future journey."
About atNorth
atNorth is a leading Nordic data center services company that
offers sustainable, cost-effective, scalable colocation and
high-performance computing services trusted by industry-leading
organizations. The business acquired leading High Performance
Computing (HPC) provider, Gompute, in 2023 enabling a compelling
full stack offering tailored to AI and other critical high
performance workloads.
With sustainability at its core, atNorth's data centers run on
renewable energy resources and support circular economy principles.
All atNorth sites leverage innovative design, power efficiency, and
intelligent operations to provide long-term infrastructure and
flexible colocation deployments. The tailor-made solutions enable
businesses to calculate, simulate, train and visualize data
workloads in an efficient, cost-optimized way.
atNorth is headquartered in Reykjavik,
Iceland and operates seven data centers in strategic
locations across the Nordics, with additional sites to open in
Helsinki, Finland and in Ballerup,
Denmark in 2024, as well as its
tenth under construction in Kouvola, Finland.
For more information, visit atNorth.com or follow atNorth on
LinkedIn or Facebook.
Press Contact:
Caroline Brunton
Kite Hill PR for atNorth
+44 (0) 7796 274 416
caroline@kitehillpr.com
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