atNorth strengthens team with two key director appointments

The business continues to bolster its workforce with the appointment of a Director of People & Culture and a Director of Sustainability to support its ongoing expansion.

atNorth has announced two key new hires that reflect its commitment to responsible growth as the demand for its sustainable data center solutions continues to increase.

· Marie Ekström, Director of People & Culture

Marie started her career in the IT industry and since boasts 15 years’ experience in human resources roles for high profile businesses such as IBM, Nordea and Carnegie Investment Bank. She maintains a key interest in technology and will be responsible for building a supportive and proactive people & culture team that will maintain atNorth’s commitment to an inclusive, diverse and cohesive workforce as the business continues to scale.

Based at atNorth’s SWE01 site, Marie will report to atNorth’s CFO & Deputy CEO, Eva Sóley Guðbjörnsdóttir.

· Cora Olsen, Director of Sustainability

Cora brings a wealth of more than 20 years of expertise stemming from her noteworthy career in sustainability including Sustainability Advisor at EY, Global Lead of ESG Reporting at Novo Nordisk and VP, Head of Sustainability & Regeneration at Better Energy. Her role will involve building a sustainability team and further strengthening cross-functional sustainability capabilities. She will lead the continuous development and implementation of strategy including evaluating emerging renewable energy solutions and energy efficient technologies. Furthermore, Cora will collaborate with cross functional teams and external stakeholders to develop and deploy sustainability leadership practices.

Based at atNorth’s DEN01 site in Denmark, Cora will report to atNorth’s Chief Operations Officer, Erling Guðmundsson.

As atNorth’s significant data center expansion strategy continues, it is important to the business to demonstrate a sustainable methodology company-wide. By hiring people that share its responsible ethos atNorth hopes to inspire a conscientious workforce that strives for best practice to meet the growing demand for high performance infrastructure in the most environmentally friendly way.

“Our people are integral to the ongoing success of our business”, says Eva Sóley Guðbjörnsdóttir, CFO & Deputy CEO at atNorth. “The hiring of Cora and Marie reflects our commitment to building a diverse, multi-faceted but unified team that is dedicated to delivering a gold standard service in sustainable infrastructure”.

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