– ICELAND, Reykjanesbaer – Verne, the leading provider of sustainably powered HPC data centers across the Nordics, and Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, announced the appointment of Bill Stein to its Board of Directors as Non-Executive Chairman.
“We are thrilled to welcome Bill as chair of Verne’s board. His expertise in scaling digital infrastructure and navigating complex growth strategies will be invaluable as we accelerate our Nordic expansion,” said CEO Dominic Ward. “Bill’s leadership comes at a pivotal moment for Verne, as we scale our capacity to meet the surging demand for data centers equipped to support high-intensity compute. We are committed to delivering growth that not only meets our customers’ needs but does so sustainably, leveraging the Nordics’ abundant renewable energy to set a new benchmark for environmentally responsible data centers.”
About A. William Stein
With more than three decades of executive leadership experience spanning diverse industries and roles, Bill Stein advises private companies and investment funds specializing in digital infrastructure and energy. He serves as CIO and Executive Managing Director at Primary Digital Infrastructure, an independent investment platform for the data center industry. As CEO of Digital Realty Trust from 2014 to 2022, he led the company’s exponential growth, helping to secure its position in the S&P 500 Index and achieving a total enterprise value of over $70 billion. A co-founder of Digital Realty in 2004, he also served as CFO and CIO.
Before Digital Realty, Bill Stein played pivotal roles at GI Partners, the private equity firm that launched the company, as well as at PNC Financial Services Group, TriNet Corporate Realty Trust, Westinghouse Electric, and Duquesne Light Company.
“I’m honoured to join Verne as board chair and support its mission to develop data centers that are primed for the future and lead in both sustainability and innovation,” said Bill Stein. “With Ardian’s backing and Verne’s vision for anticipating and meeting the demands of tomorrow’s technologies, the company is poised for tremendous growth in a rapidly expanding market. I look forward to contributing to Verne’s continued success as it scales its Nordic platform and sets the standard for the next generation of digital infrastructure.”
About Verne
Verne provides sustainable data center services that enable organizations to cost-effectively scale their digital infrastructure while reducing their environmental impact. The company’s four Nordic data centers, located in Iceland and Finland, are powered by 100 percent renewable energy, optimized for high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and other intensive workloads, and supported by a dedicated team of onsite experts. Verne also operates a hyper-connected data center in central London, which serves as a strategic hub for applications requiring low latency and robust connectivity.
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