London, England, United Kingdom
I am an experienced senior executive and board advisor with a 25+ year career supporting business growth and value creation across the digital infrastructure, real estate and banking sectors. This includes senior leadership roles with major telecommunications companies (NTL, now Arqiva and Virgin), financial institutions (Anglo Irish Bank) and data centre and digital infrastructure companies (Amazon Web Services, Equinix, Pure Data Centres Group), where I shaped investment strategies, led aggressive acquisition roadmaps, headed large-scale infrastructure projects and managed significant global portfolios. I now operate as an independent consultant and Non-Executive, working with boards, Investment Committees and executive teams, helping organisations unlock value, optimise performance and navigate complex regulatory environments. My expertise: Strategic Growth: Advising on growth strategies, investment decisions, M&A, development and portfolio management across real estate and digital infrastructure sectors (including cloud and AI infrastructure), from origination and acquisition to asset management and disposal. Market Knowledge & Networks: Extensive and deeply rooted market knowledge of the global data centre industry, built through years of direct engagement with operators, investors, hyperscalers, service providers, and key supply-chain partners. Experience spans market strategy, site selection, commercial negotiations, and ecosystem development, supported by a strong network of senior industry contacts across Europe, the Middle East, and emerging markets. This connectivity enables early insight into market shifts, competitive dynamics, and investment opportunities, to drive and support informed decision-making, strengthen partnerships, and accelerate business growth within the data centre sector. Governance, Compliance & Regulation: Guiding businesses in complex governance frameworks, regulatory landscapes and statutory planning, with strong expertise in government relations, legal frameworks and lender requirements. Stakeholder Management: Building and sustaining long-term and positive relationships with funders, public sector bodies, investors and legislators across the UK and Europe, supporting collaboration in dynamic, cross-border environments.
I provide strategic consultancy on growth strategies, investment decisions, data centres and the rollout of large digital infrastructure programmes, and am currently advising a diverse portfolio of clients (private equity, privately held funds, pension funds, family offices). Data Centre and Digital Infrastructure Strategy, Board Advisory, Real Estate and Investment in EMEA Region
At Pure Data Centres Group, a scale-up backed by Oaktree Capital Management, I led the origination and execution of its real estate portfolio. Highlights include the acquisition of sites in FLAPD and tier-two markets, managing projects end-to-end, from feasibility studies and financial modelling to due diligence and risk management.
As a member of the EMEA Senior Leadership Team, I was responsible for the supply and delivery of data centre infrastructure across the region, focused on real estate acquisition, joint venture creation, and infrastructure development. Highlights include the acquisition of a large development site in a highly constrained market and entry into two new high-priority regions.
I provided strategic consultancy to boards and C-suite teams in international real estate, data centres, digital infrastructure, 5G rollout and legislative changes, and advised on asset and portfolio management, strategy, acquisition and disposal programmes. Key clients included several of the world’s largest telecom companies, financial institutions and utilities providers, as well as the UK government.