Key takeaways
- EXA Infrastructure has appointed Nicholas Collins as Chief Commercial Officer
- He will lead all go-to-market domains aimed at serving EXA customers
- Collins brings more than 20 years’ experience in international telecoms, most recently at Telstra
- At Telstra he was president and managing director of the Americas business and led a $6 billion enterprise sales division across 22 countries
- CEO Martijn Blanken says making EXA extremely easy to do business with is a pillar of its growth strategy
Nicholas Collins appointed Chief Commercial Officer
EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, has appointed Nicholas Collins as Chief Commercial Officer.
Role and experience
Collins is the latest in a series of senior executive appointments made by EXA as it further strengthens its senior leadership team. In this new role, he will be responsible for leading all go-to-market domains aimed at serving EXA customers. He brings more than 20 years’ experience in international telecoms, and a strong track-record in leading growth businesses and delivering on transformational change focused on the customer experience.
Prior to joining EXA, he held a number of executive and leadership roles at Telstra. Most recently, he was president and managing director of Telstra’s business in the Americas region, based in the United States. He was previously based in Hong Kong and led the business operations group for Telstra’s $6 billion enterprise sales division that operated across 22 countries.
Career at a glance
- More than 20 years’ experience in international telecoms
- President and managing director of Telstra’s business in the Americas region, based in the United States
- Led the business operations group for Telstra’s $6 billion enterprise sales division across 22 countries, based in Hong Kong
- Bachelor’s degree from Griffith University, Australia
Comment from Martijn Blanken
“Making EXA extremely easy to do business is one of the pillars of our growth strategy,” said Martijn Blanken, Chief Executive Officer of EXA Infrastructure. “Nick will lead our charge in ensuring we are in lock-step with what our customers need from a digital infrastructure partner as their data needs continue to increase and diversify. Nick has formidable go-to-market and operational leadership experience in this industry and is highly regarded for the way he builds organisational culture that revolves around the customer, and delivers on bold and ambitious growth plans. I couldn’t be more happy to be welcoming Nick to the EXA team.”
Comment from Nicholas Collins
“I am excited to be joining the EXA team at such a pivotal moment. EXA already stands out for its infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, yet the customer-focused mission, growth ambition, and the enormously talented team at EXA is what will make us more compelling and distinctive as we move forward”, said Nicholas Collins. “We want to be the company in this industry that sets a new high-bar for customer experience and partnerships’’.
Collins holds a bachelor’s degree from Griffith University, Australia.
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About EXA Infrastructure
Headquartered in London, UK, EXA Infrastructure is the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, and owns 112,000 kilometres of fibre network across 32 countries. EXA’s network connects 300 cities and offers 14 Tier 3-equivalent data centres, with sub-sea routes that include three transatlantic cables, one the lowest latency link between Europe and North America. EXA is wholly-owned by I Squared Capital. For more information, see exainfra.net.
