365 Data Centers Appoints Bob Hicks as Chief Operating Officer

Rounds out Industry Leading Management Team

365 Data Centers, a leading provider of network-centric colocation, cloud solutions, and connectivity, announces the addition of Bob Hicks as Chief Operating Officer (COO), a newly created position at the company. In this role, Hicks will be responsible for overseeing all operating and customer service functions related to 365’s data centers, network, and cloud regions. This addition will provide even more efficient operating performance and further demonstrates 365’s commitment to exceptional customer service.

Hicks brings to 365 and its customers 35 years of Infrastructure-as-a-Service experience in operations, sales, and executive management. As COO of Data Based Systems International (DBSi), a dominant regional colocation provider, Hicks oversaw its customer growth, operations, and facilities expansions for about two decades prior to its sale to Xand. Hicks then held operating and customer-facing senior leadership positions at Xand, TierPoint, and Recovery Point Systems and increased enterprise value at each organization by demonstrating a commitment to customer success and infrastructure resiliency.

365 Data Centers is thrilled to announce the appointment of Bob Hicks as Chief Operating Officer. This addition will provide even more efficient operating performance and further demonstrates 365’s commitment to exceptional customer service.

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“365 Data Centers has achieved significant growth in all respects since 2017 with a continuous focus on customers, services, infrastructure, and employees,” says Bob DeSantis, CEO of 365. “Now that we have fully integrated the acquisition of SunGard’s U.S. colocation and network businesses, it is time for 365 to add this very senior C-Level position. Having worked with Bob for many years at Xand and TierPoint, I am confident that his customer solutions approach will immediately contribute to our customer growth, operating efficiency, and resiliency. This appointment not only rounds out 365’s highly effective senior leadership team which has been responsible for the company’s success to date but also enables me to primarily focus on the future needs of our customers, growth and expansion capital, and strategic initiatives.”

Regarding his appointment, Hicks stated, “365 Data Centers has grown rapidly in recent years and has successfully met the increasing infrastructure needs of its customers. As COO, I will strive to make certain 365 continues to deliver cost efficient Infrastructure-as-a-Service customer solutions and is positioned with the reliable and resilient infrastructure required to meet the market’s increasing and changing demand for our services.”

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