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10 Equinix operations leaders
These ten current and former Equinix operations leaders hold or have held director, senior director, vice president and executive vice president roles in operations at Equinix. A reader can learn how operations leaders build and run their teams at Equinix.
Professionals to explore
01—10David Morgan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Americas IBX Operations · Equinix
Former Vice President, Americas IBX Operations at Equinix (2003–2018), and listed as a Retired Data Center Operations Executive at Equinix since April 2018. Former Director, Web Hosting Operations at UUNET (1999–2003) and Vice President, Provisioning & Carrier Relations at Winstar Communications (1997–1999).
Ganesh Pawar
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Data Center Operations · Equinix
Senior Director Data Center Operations at Equinix since March 2026, and former Director Data Center Operations Equinix India at Equinix (2021–2026); the profile headline lists critical facilities, project management, customer operations, security, safety and compliance under the role. Former Senior Manager-Data Center Operations at CtrlS Datacenters (2016–2021).
Gavin O'Reilly
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of IBX Operations, Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia · Equinix
Senior Director of IBX Operations, Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia at Equinix, a current role dated from May 2022, and Vice President at Equinix since September 2026; the profile says Gavin O'Reilly oversees the IBX operations in Singapore. Former Vice President at JPMorganChase (2016–2022) and Director APAC Regional Head of Data Center Services at UBS (2014).
Joanie Lester
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President IBX Operations, AMER West · Equinix
Regional Vice President IBX Operations, AMER West at Equinix since May 2023; the profile says the role oversees 38 data centers across seven metropolitan areas. Former Senior Vice President Global Data Center Strategy - Chief Technology Organization (2016–2023) and Vice President Global Data Center Strategy -TE&O (2015–2023) at Bank of America.
John Shorten
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President of Operations · Equinix
Regional Vice President of Operations at Equinix since June 2025, a role the profile headline places in AMER East. Former Vice President, Operations (2025), Senior Director Operations (2019–2025), Regional Technical Director for Ireland & Emerging Markets (2016–2019) and Regional Technical Director for Emerging Markets (2015–2016) at Equinix.
Matt Shively
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, IBX Operations · Equinix
Former Senior Director, IBX Operations at Equinix (2021–2026), a role the profile lists at director level in operations, and former Director, IBX Operations at Equinix (2016–2021). Senior Director, Americas Technical Engineering Services at Equinix since April 2026, and former Senior Manager, IBX Operations (2012–2016) and Program Manager, IBX Operations (2010–2011) at Equinix.
Raouf Abdel
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Global Operations · Equinix
EVP, Global Operations at Equinix since March 2019, a role the profile describes as Global Head of Operations. Former Chief Global Operations Officer (2017–2019) and Regional Operating Chief, Americas (2012–2017) at Equinix, and former President & CEO, Member of the Board of Directors at OpTerra Energy Group (2009–2011).
Stephan Abraitis
LinkedInExperience: VP, Operations & Engineering · Equinix
VP, Operations & Engineering at Equinix since June 2026, based in Toronto, Ontario. Former Vice President Global Technology Service Management at Manulife (2022–2026), VP, Data Centre Infrastructure & Strategy at RBC (2018–2022) and Senior Director, Global Critical Environments at RBC (2013–2018).
Tom Langer
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Vice President Operations Excellence · Equinix
Sr. Vice President Operations Excellence at Equinix since November 2024; the profile says the role leads a combined team of operations engineers and operational solution developers supporting Equinix's retail and hyperscale data centers. Former Vice President, Global Operations Enablement at Equinix (2018–2024) and Vice President, Solution Delivery at DigitalGlobe (2015–2018).
Torsten Patt
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Operations · Equinix
Senior Vice President Operations at Equinix since February 2026; the profile says the role leads a regional team overseeing the management of 60+ data centers across 10 markets in Asia Pacific. Former Vice President Operations (2024–2026) and Senior Director Data Center Operations Germany (2022–2024) at Equinix, and former Senior Director Managed & Support Services EMEA at Motorola Solutions (2020–2022).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person to the scope behind your question, since global operations, regional operations and the running of individual IBX data centers are led at different levels. Check each person's dates, especially for anyone who has left an operations role, before asking how Equinix runs its sites today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a data center operator keep operating standards consistent across dozens of sites in different countries?
- 02What operations metrics do data center leaders watch most closely, and how do they respond when a site misses them?
- 03How do data center operations teams balance new capacity build-outs against day-to-day reliability for existing customers?
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