Digital infrastructure company Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) has announced a planned leadership transition effective late Q2 2024 whereby current President and CEO Charles Meyers will transition to the role of Executive Chairman, and Google Cloud Go-to-Market President Adaire Fox-Martin will begin serving as Equinix President and CEO.
Peter Van Camp, currently Executive Chairman, will step away from his formal responsibilities as a Board member to take the role of Special Advisor to the Board.
With more than 25 years of experience in the technology sector, Fox-Martin brings a distinguished track record, most recently as President of Go-to-Market for Google Cloud and Head of Google Ireland. In this role, she led Google Cloud’s go-to-market teams globally, encompassing sales, professional services, partner ecosystem, and customer success.
Prior to Google, Fox-Martin held senior global positions at some of the world’s foremost technology and software companies, notably SAP and Oracle. At SAP, she played a pivotal role as a member of the SAP Executive Board, with responsibility for Sales and Service globally, serving more than 440,000 customers. Her extensive global leadership experience includes serving as President for SAP Asia Pacific and Japan, President of Google Cloud International, and Head of Google Ireland.
She has been a member of the Equinix Board of Directors since 2020.
“In today’s dynamic digital landscape, Equinix has uniquely amassed global reach, highly differentiated ecosystems, strong partner relationships, and an innovative range of product and service offerings — collectively forming a robust and future-proofed platform to address diverse customer challenges,” said Fox-Martin. “Coupled with my passionate belief in the vision, mission and values of Equinix, I am excited to leverage my experience in driving business transformations and building for scale to drive continued innovation and growth at Equinix.”
