Equinix Appoints Eugene Bergen Henegouwen as President, EMEA

Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data centre company, today announced that it has appointed Eugene Bergen Henegouwen as President, EMEA. In this role, Bergen will oversee the business in that region, ensuring alignment across all functions to achieve regional business objectives. Bergen will manage the Country Managing Directors, the regional Corporate Development team and regional Business Development teams to ensure the company continues to drive high returns on its investments and accelerates interconnection growth.

Bergen succeeds Eric Schwartz who served as President, EMEA, since 2008 and was appointed to Chief Strategy and Development Officer, overseeing Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, Business Development, Real Estate, Capital Planning, and the company’s hyperscale initiatives.

Eugene Bergen Henegouwen joined Equinix in 2013 as Senior Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In his previous role as SVP of Sales for EMEA revenues tripled in six years. He built a highly successful regional corporate sales team and a dedicated channel organisation, while driving the sales teams to become trusted advisers by understanding the challenges of Equinix customers on their path to digital transformation. During his tenure as a sales leader, he brought a substantial number of high performers into key sales leadership positions who have been key drivers of Equinix’s success in EMEA.

Prior to joining Equinix, Mr. Bergen was Executive Vice President and Managing Director of EMEA for the leading global mobile technology firm Syniverse Inc. Under his management, Syniverse market share in EMEA increased by 70% in nine years. He held top-level positions in high technology companies in the U.S. and the Netherlands, including serving as CEO for IMC in Boston and as CEO for AVIO Digital Inc. based in Redwood City, California. He also held senior-level management positions with Philips Business Electronics and Philips Telecommunications and Data Systems.

Eugene Bergen, President, EMEA, Equinix said:

“In my new role as President of EMEA, I am looking forward to working with the more than 2,500 employees that make up our amazing regional team to pursue our collective goals. By pressing our unique advantage, by bringing our best efforts to the company every day, and serving our customers, we can continue to build a company of historical significance.”

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