Hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk has appointed Paul Slaven as its chief development officer.
"Paul is highly motivated and joins us with extensive industry knowledge and experience which will make a significant contribution to our team. His role is critical to ensuring the delivery of our major construction projects, from site selection through to construction oversight and quality control" said chief executive Robin Khuda.
"Additionally, Paul's understanding of the customer's perspective is fundamental to our business, ensuring we develop our facilities in a way that best supports our customer's commercial objectives and growth requirements."
Slaven joins AirTrunk from Amazon, where he was senior construction manager.
{loadposition stephen08}He previously worked for Equinix and Heyday Group in project management roles.
Khuda also noted the recent appointment of Leo Chen — formerly with Alibaba — as technical director.
AirTrunk's Sydney and Melbourne data centres are expected to commence operation during this quarter.