maincubes Announces New Chief Operating Officer

maincubes, a data center developer and operator, appointed Martin Murphy as COO. Murphy will specifically lead internal operations, spearhead customer success and manage the transition of new sites and capacity into live sites. His addition also strengthens the company’s operational performance and complements its ESG initiatives as the company executes on its international growth.

“I am excited about the opportunity to join maincubes and contribute to the success of the company. There is a huge growth opportunity for maincubes to benefit from the unprecedented tailwinds in the data center industry and I am looking forward to leveraging my experience in order to support maincubes’ growth ambitions,” said Murphy.

The executive brings over 20 years of experience across various leadership roles in the data center industry. Most recently, he served as president, EMEA, Salute Mission Critical. He has also worked for AMS Helix and CBRE Data Centre Solutions, which provided services to 800+ data centers worldwide.

“Martin is an accomplished leader and is recognized globally for his impressive track record,” says Oliver Menzel, the CEO and founder of maincubes. “With his experience spanning various roles across the data center industry, Martin brings a wealth of international experience driving efficient operations and development of data centers and further manifests maincubes’ position as a leading European data center operator. We are thrilled to have him on board.”

“Martin’s appointment to the management board is in line with maincubes’ growth and international strategy and the goal of establishing the company as a premier data center operator for public, global hyperscale and cloud customers. He brings an impressive track record and invaluable insights and experience from his various leadership roles across the data center industry,” said Zahl Limbuwala, executive chairman of the advisory board for maincubes, as well as operating partner with DTCP.

Murphy succeeds Stephan Harren, maincubes’ COO since 2022.

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