Announcing the new techUK Data Centres Council 2024/ 2026
Congratulations to all those who have attained a place on the Council, and a huge thank you to all those who generously took the time to put their thoughts and expertise into their application. We are grateful to have received so many nominations, who all contributed their suggestions for the priorities of the programme, and we look forward to taking consideration of all of them.
We are delighted to have such industry leaders and diversity in the data centres sector elected to represent the sector in the first Data centres Council election!
The Council representatives shape the Data Centres Programme priorities and are part of a platform for both thought leadership and driving forward valuable relationships with key stakeholders, including key Government Departments and Regulators – as well as working with the wider tech industry to transform the sector.
techUK's Data Centres Council is the leadership body that works with the Data Centres Programme to:
- Steer the Data Centres Programme, agree on priorities for action, engage with the resulting Working Groups;
- Define the policy responses required for a given issue – wider programme member views will also be sought;
- Bring focus to our data centres policy work and act as the first port of call for engagement with high-profile stakeholders; and
- Represent the interests of the broader membership
Find out more about the Council, including Terms of Reference, here.
Data centres’ role, safeguarding access to the information processed by and required of the digital economy, and therefore our daily lives in the modern world, needs cross-sector understanding and Government recognition. techUK’s data centre council plays an invaluable role in co-ordinating this process and it is a privilege to be able to work with other industry leaders in support of this.
It is with great pleasure; we introduce you to our new Data Centres Council Representatives for 2024/2026:
Chair and Vice-chair
Allan Bosley
Allan Bosley
Andrew Jay
Andrew Jay
Council members
Billy McHallum
Billy McHallum
Bruce Stephenson
Bruce Stephenson
Dave Connelly
Dave Connelly
Dave Smith
Dave Smith
Dave Strong
Dave Strong
Derek Allen
Derek Allen
Emma Fryer
Emma Fryer
Helen Munro
Helen Munro
John Booth
John Booth
Kamran Lateef
Kamran Lateef
Kevin Shieber
Kevin Shieber
Kurt Erik Lindqvist
Kurt Erik Lindqvist
Company location: Peterborough, UK
Global headcount and turnover: 71 employees, £19m turnover
About the company: London Internet Exchange (LINX) is a mutual company with ~900 global members who is one of the worlds leading providers of Internet and cloud interconnection services at five locations in the UK as well as in the US, Kenya and Saudi Arabia.
Current responsibilities: As CEO I oversee all aspects of the company and I am responsible for developing the company strategy and its execution. I am also responsible for communicating our strategy with our members and seeking feedback on it from them.
Current involvement with techUK: I currently serve on the Communications Infrastructure and Services as well as Data Centre council.
What are your reasons for wanting to be a techUK Director and what could you bring to the techUK Main Board? I have worked in leadership roles for SMEs in the tech sector for the past 20 years, and have broad international experience on how tech SMEs can expand and grow. I have worked with the Scottish Futures trust in bringing investments to all parts of the UK as well as on international inwards investments programs in the past. I have also acted as advisors to various governments in past roles. I think my knowledge and experience will be helpful for the techUK main board in developing techUK further.
Manuel Abellan San Martin
Manuel Abellan San Martin
Mark Bailey
Mark Bailey
Neil Woollam
Neil Woollam
Paul Finch
Paul Finch
Riccardo Degli Effetti
Riccardo Degli Effetti
Sarah Draper
Sarah Draper
Scott McLauchlan
Scott McLauchlan
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Luisa C. Cardani
Luisa C. Cardani is the Head of the Data Centres Programme at techUK, aiming to provide a collective voice for UK operators and working with government to improve business environment for the data centres sector.
Weronika Dorociak
Weronika joined techUK as a Programme Manager for Sustainability in October 2023.
Lucas Banach
Lucas Banach is Programme Assistant at techUK, he works on a range of programmes including Data Centres; Climate, Environment & Sustainability; Market Access and Smart Infrastructure and Systems.