Colt DCS appoints Gilly Cooper as the company's new Vice President of Human Resources

London [UK], February 7 (ANI/PRNewswire):
(Colt DCS), global provider of hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions, today announced the appointment of
to the role of Vice President of Human Resources (HR). Cooper will be responsible for leading Colt DCS' HR functions across the business's global team.
Cooper's role as VP of HR will focus on several key aspects including the development of Colt DCS' talent pool. She will engage with employees on a granular level to improve and scale the business's culture while also delivering on Colt DCS' commitments to improve their market offering to prospective data centre employees.
Cooper brings over 25 years of experience as a senior HR leader in the IT, telecommunications, and professional service sectors. At her most recent position with
, Cooper held the title of International HR Leader. During her tenure she led a team of HR professionals across EMEA and APJ and was responsible for coaching the senior leadership team through a transformative period in the company's history. Cooper was invaluable in developing an engaging people strategy for all of Veritas' employees.
"What drew me to Colt DCS is the company's people-focused mindset and how much they value their employees in every country. This is very much in line with my passion around nurturing talent and extending the lifecycle of employees. I can't wait to get to grips with expanding Colt DCS' teams across Europe and Asia by seeking out the best talent in the data centre industry," said Cooper.
Prior to Veritas Technologies, Cooper was an International Senior Business Partner at
, where she developed and executed the company's overall people strategy. Her role extended to coaching and engaging with employees and key stakeholders enabling drive and growth to deliver business results.
"Gilly is an extremely impressive leader with an extensive understanding of the data centre business," said Niclas Sanfridsson, CEO at Colt DCS. "She has a collaborative style that fits perfectly with Colt DCS' frame of mind, and I know she will be a great asset to the business and our future."
Colt DCS provides true service and operational excellence in the sustainable design, build, delivery and operational management of hyperscale data centres across Europe and APAC. We provide data centre solutions to hyperscale and large enterprise customers across 14 state of the art carrier neutral data centres spanning 8 cities.
Our hyperscale and colocation solutions allow our customers freedom to plan effectively for the growth of their business, knowing that their data centre strategy is ready for the demands of tomorrow.
We have over 25 years of experience in the industry, delivering on our vision of being the most trusted and customer centric data center operator in the market. We put environmental awareness at the heart of everything we do because we know it's the right thing to do for our planet. That's why we're taking the ownership to reduce our environmental impact globally and make sustainability a key strategic driver. As part of our sustainability journey, Colt DCS has set comprehensive near-term Science Based Targets to cut our emissions, and we are working on developing our long-term targets and Net-Zero strategy.


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