 Welcome to JSA TV live the newsroom for data center and telecom professionals I'm Barb Mitchell coming to you today live from the floor of data cloud global Congress here in beautiful, Monaco Nice place to be and joining me today is Don McNeil chief revenue officer for edge connects. Thanks for joining us. Thanks Barb Thanks for having me. Yeah, so don I understand you just took on a new role as CRO You have a history with edge connects, but you've moved into this this new role Tell us what that means in terms of how you your role specifically fits into the the plans for global expansion Well, thanks for that. Yeah, it's it's been great to step into the new role at it candidly a very exciting time for the company As you mentioned, you know, certainly Europe is a very very important market for us But but more importantly, we've continued to expand through the Asia Pacific South America And you know shortly will be into the Middle East and Africa region But yeah, it's it's it's an exciting time to be at edge connects. Yeah, it's it's all I think I always say this but it's it's Very exciting. I think to find to watch edge connects and and how you've been really. Yeah This global expansion has been playing out for you. You you know our experts in all various deployments large-scale deployments And hyperscale so so can you talk about some of those solutions and how specifically your role comes into play as You're planning for these. Yeah, and again, you know focusing here on Europe It's it's always a special region for us because as we say internally hype hyper local to hyperscale Yeah, Europe is really where we made that transition from our our true You know first-generation edge data centers to to our hyperscale solutions that are now deployed Around the globe and you know from the chief revenue offer officer standpoint, you know Really being the key conduit in the customer interface. So yeah, the organization has not your traditional account managers Service managers, but also customer implementation. So we we have those key touch points that Not only touch our hyperscale customers, but but our edge customers as well So it's it's it's something that was an investment that edge connects wanted to make and I think is very timely with As you mentioned the global expansion we're going through. Yeah, and you have a number of Yeah, you know great pillars, you know at edge connects that you focus on from from team growth to You know diversity and sustainability. I know is an important one for you you as CRO I believe have been I would imagine like pretty critical role in a 3.3 billion dollar financing round that is to support some sustainability initiatives Tell us about that. Yeah, I mean just just the amount unto itself It really is a validation of the of the business and the business plan. We've laid forward Looking out ahead, but but as well the sustainability component to it is it's really something that's been important to edge Connects all along but really with the increased focus and and candidly our hyperscale customers They've really drove us to become better and more pronounced with it. So yeah, it's it's exciting and having the access to that Growth capital is very very key and and we're very very fortunate. Yeah I mean, it's it is no small amount and it I agree I echo What you you've said it shows it's the validation behind The action behind the words so to speak and we look forward to seeing it play out and on that note What can you sort of talk about other than that as as if that wasn't enough? You know, what what should we expect in addition over the next year, you know I touched on it. We we continued to expand in all regions So, you know looking out ahead for the next two years for sure We not only have a significant amount of projects underway from a construction and delivery standpoint But equally the backlog continues to you know, the new contracts the new business we continue to write You know continues to sustain that that outlook and that future growth. So it It's it's gonna be a busy time and and again truly It's it's a great pleasure to be able to watch now the the globalization From the CRO seat. So yeah a lot to look forward to yeah And we are excited to watch as we always are and so for any of our viewers. I know that I I'm sure that you have a busy rest of week planned here But for those folks who are on site and want to find you or for those that weren't able to join us this week And want to connect with you or with your team at edge connects. How should they do that? Well, certainly you can come in through our website if you're here We we have a meeting room downstairs here at Grimaldi. So certainly stop by We we've been fortunate to have a few people come by and knock on the door and we'll do our best to accommodate But yeah, no, it's it's been a great show and always is and look forward to to the close out here. Yeah Fantastic. Well, thank you so much Don. It's always a pleasure I was a pleasure to talk to you and to hear about edge connects and the latest and greatest of what's happening in Your plans and your initiatives. So, thank you. Thank you Barb. 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