Goodman Group has announced the appointment of Kraig to lead its data centre operations globally.

He brings over 30 years of international experience in managing critical data centre environments, including senior leadership roles at Amazon and Microsoft, and most recently oversaw Microsoft’s central operations across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC..

Greg Goodman, Group CEO of Goodman Group said, “Kraig’s expertise across data centre
design, construction and operations will see him build out the operational capabilities of the
data centre business in line with developing our 5GW global power bank,”

“He will be responsible for creating and executing a flexible operational model to meet
customers’ needs for critical infrastructure, IT operations, physical security and network
operations,” said Goodman

“Kraig will play a key role in advancing Goodman’s global data centre strategy and
offering for customers.” he said.

His appointment marks another strategic move by Goodman, which has made a series of senior industry hires over the past 18 months as it scales up its data centre team and services.

Goodman has been building its data centre capabilities since 2005 and is now recognised as a major owner of powered sites across the globe.