Equinix appoints Eduardo Carvalho as general manager for Latin America. Eduardo will be responsible for market development in LATAM, including expansion plans in new and existing locations. Víctor takes on the position of general manager of Brazil to continue the growth and development within the country.
Mexico City, September 19, 2022.— Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) The world’s digital infrastructure™ company, has officially announced the appointment of Eduardo Carvalho as General Manager for Latin America, to lead operations, growth and development across the region. Previously, Eduardo was General Manager of equinix in Brazil, which will be led by Victor Arnaud, Sr. Director of Corporate Development at Equinix.
In this new role, Eduardo will be responsible for market development in Latin America, including managing expansion plans for: equinix in new and existing markets in the region. Latin America is a rapidly growing area for equinix, with approximately US$2 billion invested since 2011, when the company entered the market in the region. With the acquisition of 5 data centers in Chile and Peru earlier this year, the area now includes 5 different countries: Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru.
Highlights
- Eduardo was General Manager for Brazil since 2011, when Equinix arrived in Latin America. In this role, he was responsible for Equinix’s management, strategy and growth plan in the country, leading several expansions in Brazil, which now has 7 different locations, including the first xScale data center in the Americas.
- With Eduardo’s move to the new position, Victor Arnaud will become the new general manager for Brazil. Arnaud has held various roles since joining Equinix in 2011, most recently as Senior Director of Corporate Development. In this role, he was responsible for identifying new growth opportunities in the Americas and supporting Equinix’s strategy regarding mergers and acquisitions, new services and expansions. During this time, Equinix’s presence in LATAM expanded from 2 meters in 1 country to 7 meters in 5 different countries across the territory. Before that, Arnaud was Head of Human Resources, Marketing, Processes and Technology at Equinix in Brazil.
- Over the past 2 years, Equinix has completed expansions at existing International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers in Brazil and Mexico, built a brand new xScale site in Brazil and invested $735 million in the acquisition of 5 data centers. and Peru. The company also announced the purchase of land for the construction of new facilities in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá and Querétaro, which serves Mexico City.
- Digital transformation in LATAM continues to accelerate, and while LATAM is less mature in its digital transformation journeys than other markets, LATAM has the potential for faster exponential growth. According to him Global Interconnection Index (GXI) vol. 5 forecasts that interconnection bandwidth in LATAM will grow at an impressive 50% CAGR, faster than any other region and with greater demand for edge services.
Quotes
- Tara Risser, President of America, Equinix: “Given the growth and development we have seen in Latin America, it makes sense to have cohesive and experienced regional leadership to focus on LATAM as a region, rather than taking a country-by-country approach. Eduardo has worked at Equinix for over 10 years and does an incredible job not only leading the company in Brazil, but also supporting the integration of new markets and leaders we’ve had along the way. We are confident that his vision and experience will be key to our growth and positioning in this complex, geographically and culturally diverse area.”
- Eduardo Carvalho, General Manager of LATAM, Equinix: “I am honored to take on this exciting role and work with our talented teams in Latin America. With great potential and a new regional focus, I am confident that the power of Platform Equinix will be discovered as we continue to be a trusted resource for our customers and partners as they prioritize digital transformation as a critical business priority across the board. area. I am also delighted to hand over my role in Brazil to Victor Arnaud. We have been working together for over 16 years and I am sure Brazil will be in good hands.”
- Victor Arnaud, General Manager for Brazil, Equinix: “I am delighted to take on this new role and continue the great work Eduardo has done over the years. We have seen growth at Equinix in Brazil since 2011, and I look forward to working with our world-class team in Brazil to deliver and enhance Equinix’s successes to date.”
About Equinix
equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world’s Digital Infrastructure Company™, enabling digital leaders to use a trusted platform to bring together and connect the critical infrastructure that drives their success. Equinix empowers today’s businesses to access all the right places, partners, and capabilities they need to benefit faster. With Equinix, they can scale flexibly, accelerate the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value. www.equinix.lat.
Equinix Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include risks to our business and results of operations related to the COVID-19 pandemic; the current inflationary environment; exchange rate fluctuations of foreign currencies; higher energy procurement costs and general volatility in the global energy market; the challenges of acquiring, operating and building IBX and xScale data centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix products and solutions; unforeseen costs or difficulties associated with the integration of companies that we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; the inability to receive significant revenue from customers in newly built or acquired data centers; failure to complete a proposed financing agreement from time to time; competition from new and existing competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or obtain funds to pay off new or outstanding debt; the loss or deterioration of our key customers’ business; risks related to our taxation as a REIT and other risks described from time to time in Equinix’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, please refer to Equinix’s recent and future quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available from Equinix upon request. Equinix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release.
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