Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 12, 2010
Jarrett Appleby is the Chief Marketing Officer of Equinix, Inc. He joined Equinix in 2008 and is a 25-year veteran of the telecommunications industry. Most recently, Mr. Appleby served as Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer for Reliance Globalcom LTD, where he rebranded the $1.6 billion company under a single, consistent global brand. He also led the acquisition and integration of Vanco Group LTD, expanding Globalcom's capabilities in more than 230 countries, and he led the acquisition and integration of Yipes Enterprise Services, a leader in managed Ethernet services for applications such as financial trading networks. Prior to Reliance Globalcom, Mr. Appleby was Founder and CEO of ILV Group, a boutique consultancy for technology companies looking to accelerate growth with partnerships in hosting services, storage, managed services, and application and content delivery services. Before starting ILV Group, Mr. Appleby served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development for MCI (now Verizon Business), where he was the Chief Architect of MCI's next-generation global service delivery platform, and Senior Vice President of MCI Solutions, which was a multibillion-dollar global enterprise services strategic business unit which included managed network, hosting and security services. Mr. Appleby has also held senior positions at AT&T, Qwest Solutions and @Link Networks. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics, and a master's in business administration from Lehigh University. Profile
TWST: Please start by describing the company's overall operations and business strategy.
Mr. Appleby: Equinix (EQIX)is the leading global data services provider - 2010 guidance of approximately $1.2
