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DATA CENTER LEADERSHIP

300+ Years of Combined Experience.
Prime’s executive leadership team is comprised of top talent from global data center providers, hyperscale clouds, F500 enterprise and tech firms amongst other influential organizations.

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Nicholas Laag
Chief Executive Officer

Nicholas Laag is the CEO of Prime Data Centers. Mr. Laag brings 15+ years of private-equity experience and global, executive-level operations leadership from various engagements in Europe and Asia. Prior to launching Prime, Mr. Laag was CEO of United Waters China Ltd.

Ulrich Pelz
Chief Financial Officer

Ulrich Pelz is the CFO of Prime Data Centers. Mr. Pelz brings 25+ years of global operations and investment experience to Prime. Prior to joining Prime, Pelz was a board-level CFO for Al Rajhi Holding Group and Group CFO of Data Trust Holdings, Luxembourg.

Chris Sumter
Partner & EVP Acquisitions

Chris Sumter is Partner and EVP of Acquisitions for Prime Data Centers. Mr. Sumter brings 25+ years of experience to Prime. Previously, Sumter was EVP at JLL and also held revenue leadership roles at Vantage and Digital Realty Trust.

Jonathan Gibbs
EVP Product Delivery NA

Jonathan Gibbs is EVP of Product Delivery (NA) for Prime Data Centers. Mr. Gibbs brings 15 years of experience to Prime. Previously Gibbs held leadership roles at ARCO/Murray and Server Farm Realty amongst others.

Michael Wall
SVP Design, Construction EU

Michael Wall is SVP Design & Construction EU for Prime Data Centers. Mr. Wall brings 30+ years of experience to Prime. Previously Wall held leadership roles at Meta, Vertiv, Global Switch and was a founder of Quark.

David Holub
SVP Portfolio Development

David Holub is SVP of Portfolio Development for Prime Data Centers. Mr. Holub brings 30+ years of experience to Prime. A telecom/Internet pioneer, Holub has held leadership roles at Cloud HQ, Colt, Aligned and Broadcom amongst others.

Gabby Ascione
SVP Hyperscale Sales

Gabby Ascione is SVP of Hyperscale Sales for Prime Data Centers. Ms. Ascione brings 15+ years of experience to Prime. Previously Ascione held leadership and revenue roles at Digital Realty Trust, Intercall and Loopnet.

Mark Jobson
SVP Marketing

Mark Jobson is SVP of Marketing for Prime Data Centers. Mr. Jobson brings 20+ years of marketing experience to Prime. Previously Jobson held leadership roles at Dizzion, Iron Mountain and CoreSite amongst others and founded ActivPosition.

Bill Picard
VP Channel Development

Bill Picard is VP of Channel Development for Prime Data Centers. Mr. Picard brings 25+ years of experience to Prime. Previously Picard held channel leadership roles at QTS Data Centers, Siemon, CyrusOne and Equinix amongst others.

Jeff Clark
VP Engineering

Jeff Clark is VP of Engineering for Prime Data Centers. Mr. Clark brings 25+ years of experience to Prime. Previously Clark held engineering leadership roles at Michaud-Cooley-Erickson and LKPB Engineers.

Renee Dowis
VP Procurement

Renee Dowis is VP of Procurement for Prime Data Centers. Mrs. Dowis brings 25+ years of experience to Prime. Previously Dowis held procurement leadership roles at Lumen/CenturyLink and Sprint.

Russ Langbein
VP Product Delivery

Russ Langbein is VP Product Delivery for Prime Data Centers. Mr. Langbein brings 25+ years of experience to Prime. Previously Langbein held leadership roles at Aligned Data Centers and NOVA Mission Critical. Russ was also an officer in the US Navy.

Steve Benson
VP Operations

Steve Benson is VP of Operations for Prime Data Centers. Mr. Benson brings 25+ years of experience to Prime. Previously Benson held operations leadership roles at QTS Data Centers, AWS and CenturyLink (now Lumen) amongst others.

Steve Clark
VP Solutions Engineering

Steve Clark is VP of Solutions Engineering for Prime Data Centers. Mr. Clark brings 30+ years of experience to Prime. Previously Clark held leadership roles at Digital Realty Trust, Instor and Compass Datacenters.

Natalie Funcheon
HR Partner

Natalie Funcheon is the HR Business Partner for Prime Data Centers. Mrs. Funcheon brings 20 years of human resources experience to Prime. Previously Funcheon held HR leadership roles at Kalkomey Enterprises and Altisource.

Joseph Patito
Investment Lead

Jospeh Patito is Investment Lead for Prime Data Centers. Mr. Patito brings 10 years of experience to Prime. Previously Patito held investment/finance roles at Wells Fargo, DivcoWest and Goldman Sachs.
Prime is a global provider of hyperscale and wholesale data centers. Data-driven organizations such as cloud providers, Internet businesses, and the Global Fortune 500 choose Prime for build-to-suit, powered-shell, and Prime-design data centers that help them advance, defend, and achieve their technology and sustainability objectives.  Prime | Data Driven.
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