Savills has appointed Scott Newcombe as the head of a new data centre advisory team across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Newcombe, who has worked in the IT and data centre sectors for more than three decades, joins Savills having most recently worked for Digital Realty, one of the largest data centre operators in the world and the largest across EMEA.
He will be tasked with launching a dedicated team to capitalise on the demand for the specialist asset class.
This will include advising across the entire life cycle, from site identification, acquisition, commercialisation and the disposal of fully occupied and operational facilities.
Marcus de Minckwitz, Savills’ EMEA head of industrial & logistics, said Newcombe (pictured) is “a true data centre expert”.
Before working for Digital Realty, Newcombe also held roles with data centre operators including Colt DCS and Infinity SDC.
Newcombe said the pandemic, along with the continued development of 5G, terrestrial and subsea networks across Europe, had created “significantly more demand for data centres in both established and emerging markets”.
“I very much look forward to spearheading this new team and harnessing expertise from across the business to help provide clients with the best possible offer.”
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