This division targets the high-growth data center market,
building on a decade of successful projects for industry
leaders
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 14,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferrovial, a leading global
infrastructure company, announces the appointment of András
Szakonyi as CEO of Digital Infrastructure. Szakonyi brings deep
sector expertise, both in data centers and sustainable AI cloud
solutions. As divisional CEO, he will strengthen and expand
Ferrovial's presence in a growing sector where it has been
developing projects for multinational leaders for more than 10
years in Europe and the
Americas.
"Ferrovial brings distinctive expertise in complex data center
construction projects. Our proven track record of engineering
excellence and value creation positions us well to expand our role
as a global investor and developer of digital infrastructure. We
welcome András's leadership in driving our continued success and
innovation in this strategic area," said Ignacio Madridejos, CEO of Ferrovial.
The Digital Infrastructure Division will identify investment
opportunities to develop high-value projects in this
sector.
András Szakonyi holds an MBA in Finance and Economics from
Corvinus University in Budapest
and is a graduate of INSEAD Business School's LEAP (Leadership
Excellence through Awareness and Practice Program).
During his extensive professional experience, he has held
various international leadership positions. He started his career
as a finance professional at General Electric, where he spent six
years leading different finance functions in the United
States.
Afterward, he spent 21 years in multiple senior leadership roles
at Iron Mountain (IRM), a global listed B2B service company based
in Boston focusing on data centers
and information management services. He played a key role in
building Iron Mountain's data center business in his role as global
COO.
Since 2020, he has been a member of the Supervisory Board and
Audit Committee of Magyar Telekom (Subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom),
a leading Hungarian information and communications technology
company.
About Ferrovial
Ferrovial is one of the world's leading infrastructure
companies. The Company operates in more than 15 countries and has a
workforce of over 24,000 worldwide. Ferrovial is triple listed on
Euronext Amsterdam, the Spanish Stock Exchanges and Nasdaq and is a
member of Spain's blue-chip IBEX
35 index. It is part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and
FTSE4Good, and all its operations are conducted in compliance with
the principles of the UN Global Compact, which the Company adopted
in 2002.
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