Chris Downie , CEO
connectivity between Asia and the West coast of the US offers a huge opportunity to Flexential ’ s customers and makes Flexential more competitive abroad . “ The New Cross Pacific ( NCP ) cable has some of the largest cloud and communications providers in Asia as consortium members , and it extends to China , Taiwan , Korea and a whole host of other countries ,” says Downie . “ We also host the Hawaiki subsea cable which extends to Australia and New Zealand . In hosting those cables we have an entry point to massive data sets , and this puts us in a position to assist consortium members , and other customers that want to be near those cables , to complete the solutions they ’ re looking to build in the US .”
Flexential has also been actively investing in capitalizing on the opportunities afforded by its size and geographic reach , namely the ability to communicate with larger customers that make decisions across multiple
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Chris Downie , CEO
Chris leads Flexential as a proven Chief Executive Officer with deep expertise in the economics , delivery and operations of the data center and hybrid cloud businesses . He is responsible for setting and managing the strategic priorities that drive profitable growth . Chris joined the company in 2016 . Prior to Flexential , Chris was the Chief Executive Officer of Telx Holdings , a leading interconnection and data center solutions provider based in New York City , New York . He has more than 25 years of combined executive leadership experience in finance and operations , working for Daniels & Associates , BroadStreet Communications and Motient Corporation . Chris holds a B . A . degree in History from Dartmouth College as well as a M . B . A . degree in International Business from New York University .
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