Shafaq Hedstrom Joins Cologix as Chief Energy Strategy Officer
2024年7月17日 - 11:07PM
Cologix, a leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale
edge data center company in North America, today announced the
appointment of Shafaq Hedstrom as Chief Energy Strategy Officer. In
this new role, Shafaq will join the Cologix executive leadership
team and will focus on Cologix’s energy strategy. Shafaq Hedstrom
will be responsible for developing and implementing innovative
energy solutions to enable Cologix’s roadmap for strategic growth
in alignment with our commitment to sustainability.
“We are delighted to welcome Shafaq to the Cologix executive
team,” said Dawn Smith, President of Cologix. “With over 18 years
of experience in the energy sector, Shafaq’s leadership in
innovative energy solutions, large-scale project execution and
strategic partnership development will significantly advance our
ability to meet our customers’ power needs in today’s high growth
environment.”
As companies search for trusted colocation and interconnection
partners to enable their growth, Shafaq will deepen Cologix’s
relationships with our energy providers along with evaluating the
readiness for commercial deployment of different technologies to
diversify the energy mix for Cologix.
“I am honored to join the Cologix team at such an exciting time
of the company’s growth,” said Shafaq Hedstrom. “I am dedicated to
creating strategic relationships that provide our customers with
the power options they need today and, in the future, while driving
sustainable energy solutions that contribute to positive change in
the industry.”
Prior to joining Cologix, Shafaq served as the Senior Vice
President of Strategy and Business Development at GE Hitachi
Nuclear Energy, where she was responsible for strategy, technology
commercialization and global partnerships to deploy nuclear
technologies, including small modular reactors. These technologies
support the growing energy needs of customers and the global energy
transition. Shafaq also held various roles at Pacific Gas and
Electric Company, leading renewables and decarbonization
initiatives, strategic management of large industrial and
commercial customers and partnering with local communities to
advance economic development.
Shafaq holds an MBA and a B.S. in Business Administration from
the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
About Cologix Inc.
Cologix provides carrier- and cloud-neutral hyperscale edge data
centers and services in 12 markets across North America. Cologix is
the interconnection hub for cloud service providers, carriers and a
rich ecosystem of partners who want to deploy applications at the
very edge across Canada and the U.S. With a growing portfolio of
next generation facilities that meet the unique requirements for
hyperscale growth with deep connectivity, Cologix offers massive
scale and tailor-made data center solutions to accelerate its
customers’ businesses at the digital edge. For on-demand
connectivity for scale and control, Cologix Access Marketplace
provides fast, reliable, self-service provisioning. For a tour of
one of our data centers in Ashburn, Columbus, Dallas, Des Moines,
Jacksonville, Lakeland, Minneapolis, Montréal, New Jersey, Silicon
Valley, Toronto or Vancouver visit Cologix or email. Follow Cologix
on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Media Contact for Cologix:Shifali Erasmus,
Crackle PRCologix@cracklepr.com
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