CtrlS Datacenters Limited has appointed Dr Hari K Parameshwar as its chief projects officer (CPO) – colocation.
Dr Parameshwar is a seasoned infrastructure management professional with over three decades of career brilliance in development of urban infrastructure, construction of airports, management of mega projects and spearheading environment and sustainability initiatives.
In his new role, Dr Parameshwar will primarily be responsible for construction of all new data centres at CtrlS, including edge data centres. With a diverse and extensive work experience in the engineering and construction industry, he will strengthen the leadership team at CtrlS. He will be reporting to Sridhar Pinnapureddy, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), CtrlS Datacenters.
Prior to joining CtrlS Datacenters, Dr Parameshwar served in the executive management of reputed corporates, including director, design and build, Shapoorji Pallonji & Co, executive director and business head, AECOM, executive vice president (EVP), GMR Group, and chief infrastructure officer, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL).
Commenting on the appointment, Pinnapureddy said, “We are pleased to welcome Dr Hari K Parameshwar to our leadership team as we look to accelerate our growth with a line-up of marquee data centres across key markets, including edge data centre facilities. Dr Hari has been entrusted with the prime responsibility to set new standards for data centre builds, that our demanding customers expect of CtrlS.”
Meanwhile, Dr Hari K Parameshwar, said, “I am excited to join CtrlS Datacenters at this critical growth phase of the company to capitalise on the growing digital economy in India and the demand for artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML)-ready data centres. CtrlS Datacenters has laid a clear roadmap to establish new world-class, sustainable colocation and edge data centres in future across key potential markets. I look forward to be part of the leadership team and use my experience to expedite this incredible growth.”
CtrlS is bullish on the growth prospects both in India and internationally, and as the company embarks on adding an additional 350 MW capacity by 2029 as part of its announced $2 billion investment plan, Dr Parameshwar’s appointment will catalyse the momentum.
