Posted by Mumbai: Digital Connexion, a full spectrum provider of highly connected and scalable data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, has announced the appointment of C R Srinivasan as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Srinivasan brings over three decades of leadership experience across the telecom, IT, cybersecurity, and digital services sectors. He has a proven track record of building and scaling high-growth businesses, including data centre, cloud, cybersecurity, and SD-WAN services.
Before joining Digital Connexion, Srinivasan served as the CEO of Sify Digital Services Limited and has previously led the Tata Communications’ cloud and cybersecurity business unit, significantly scaling its business and cultivating high performance teams. Under his leadership, Digital Connexion will continue to unlock new opportunities, foster innovation, and accelerate the platform’s growth.
India has the second largest number of active internet users globally. Additionally, its domestic Artificial Intelligence (AI) market is projected to more than triple to $17 billion by 2027, making it one of the fastest-growing AI economies globally.
With digitalisation playing a key role in reshaping the future, there is an opportunity for rapid adoption of technologies with increasing demand for robust digital infrastructure. As cloud service providers, hyperscalers, and enterprises expand their digital footprint, Digital Connexion is well positioned to provide solutions that meet this capacity, as well as the connectivity needs with a full spectrum of offerings.
“I am pleased to join a fantastic team at Digital Connexion. Together with our partners, we are committed to building future-ready infrastructure that enables innovation, accelerates digital transformation, and creates long-term value for our customers in India and globally,” said C R Srinivasan, CEO of Digital Connexion.
He has a Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication degree from Madras University.
Digital Connexion combines the complementary strengths of Brookfield, Reliance Jio and Digital Realty to operate state-of-the-art digital infrastructure in India delivering global standards of design, operations and management. It is investing in over 140 MW of AI-ready data centre capacity across Chennai and Mumbai in its first wave of investment to meet growing hyperscale and enterprise demand.