APDCA Board 2024-2026
Chair
Jeremy Deutsch
President, Asia-Pacific, Equinix
Jeremy Deutsch has more than two decades of solutions innovation and leadership experience in the ICT industry, with the majority of those years serving in product, sales, and executive roles at Equinix. He is currently the President of Asia-Pacific at Equinix.
Prior to his current role, Deutsch was Managing Director for Equinix Australia, where he successfully led the company’s acquisition of Metronode. Before joining Equinix, Deutsch was General Manager of Products at Unwired Australia, a SingTel Optus group company, managing product strategy, alliance partnerships, and user experience delivery. He also worked for Pihana Pacific, which was acquired by Equinix in 2002, where he supported all aspects of the sales process and managed the life cycle of existing and new products.
Deutsch is based in Sydney and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Information Systems from the University of New South Wales.
Vice Chair
Serene Nah
Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific, Digital Realty
As Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific, Serene leads Digital Realty’s Asia Pacific team to continue to broaden the reach of the company’s global data center platform and deliver the value of PlatformDigital™, the world’s largest meeting place for companies, technologies and data, to the region.
Serene brings extensive experience in pan-Asia infrastructure real estate and technology investment to Digital Realty. She joined Digital Realty from Kerry Properties, where she was Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that role, she was Head of Portfolio Management in Asia for Silverlake Partners. She currently serves on the boards of ESR and Digital Core REIT. Serene honed her skills in finance, mergers and acquisitions and business transformation in various roles with General Electric over 10 years. Her last role at GE was CFO of GE Capital Greater China.
Serene graduated from The Nanyang Technological University Singapore with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and has an executive MBA from Kellogg-HKUST. Serene is also a strong supporter of DEI initiatives and provides sponsorship for Digital Realty’s Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF).
Board Member
Damon Reid
Executive Group Director, Asia-Pacific at Global Switch
Damon is the Executive Group Director (Asia-Pacific) of Global Switch. In his role as Executive Group Director (Asia-Pacific), Damon leads the Managing Directors of Global Switch’s Asia-Pacific data centres in the ongoing development and future expansion of Global Switch’s business in this region whilst overseeing a programme of continuous improvement, ensuring that best practice is shared across key operational areas such as customer services, critical environments and connectivity.
Prior to his current role at Global Switch, Damon was appointed as Managing Director, Sydney in 2011. Before this he held the regional role of Commercial Director, Asia-Pacific. His role prior to this as Commercial Manager, Sydney saw him apply his wealth of experience in sales and marketing to lead the Sydney facility through a period of rapid expansion. Damon first joined Global Switch as Operations Manager in 2007 and prior to taking up the regional commercial director position had responsibilities across sales and marketing, customer services and operations.
Board Member
Jonathan King
Group Chief Strategy and Investment Officer, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
Jonathan King is the Group Chief Strategy and Investment Officer of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC). In this role, he is responsible for leading the growth of STT GDC into new regions in addition to managing the existing portfolio of investments. Since joining STT GDC, Jonathan has been leading the establishment and expansion of STT GDC’s high-quality platforms across 10 geographies in Asia and Europe.
Jonathan has over 25 years of global investment experience in the data centre, finance, real estate and engineering industries. In the data centre space, he has led over US$3.0bn of transactions since 2011.
Jonathan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Honours) from the University of Sydney, Australia and a Graduate Diploma of Finance and Investment from Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA). He is also a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).
Board Member
Rangu Salgame
Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder of Princeton Digital Group (PDG)
Rangu Salgame is the Chairman, CEO & Co-founder of Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a Singapore headquartered Pan-Asia data center operator.
Rangu has over 25 years of experience in building and scaling technology businesses in Asia as well as globally. Prior to founding PDG, Rangu has led Internet Infrastructure and TMT businesses in Tata Communications, Cisco Systems and Verizon Communications.
Board Member
Raymond Tong
President, APAC, Vantage Data Centers
Raymond Tong serves as president of Vantage Data Centers, APAC where he leads strategy, expansion, operations and growth opportunities across the region. With more than 25 years of business management and operations experience across industries, Tong is a dynamic leader with a proven track record of driving growth and building high-performing teams.
Prior to joining Vantage, Tong served as the chief executive officer and executive director of the board at SUNeVision Holdings Ltd., one of the leading data center providers in Hong Kong. Before joining SUNeVision Holdings Ltd., Tong served as the chief operating officer of Hong Kong Maxim’s Group where he was responsible for overall growth and executing the company’s Asian expansion strategy. Earlier in his career, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company and has since held various leadership roles across multiple industries.
Tong attended the University of Pennsylvania where he completed the Management & Technology Dual-Degree Program, earning Bachelor of Science degrees in economics and engineering with honors.
Board Member
Robin Khuda
Founder and CEO, AirTrunk
Robin Khuda is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AirTrunk, Asia-Pacific & Japan (APJ)’s leading hyperscale data centre provider, enabling the growth of the cloud and artificial intelligence in the region.
Khuda has received global recognition for his leadership, entrepreneurialism, and influence. He was named as one of 2019’s ‘Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs’ by Goldman Sachs; 2020’s ‘Outstanding CEO’ at the Pacific Telecommunications Council Awards; Data Economy 2019’s ‘Power 200’, 2020’s ‘APAC 50’; Capacity Media 2022’s ‘Power 100’; AFR Business Person of the Year in 2023. Also in 2023, Khuda was inducted into the CommsDay Hall of Fame for his contribution to the Australian telecommunications industry.
Prior to founding AirTrunk, Khuda held leadership roles at large high-growth technology companies including: NEXTDC, PIPE Networks, Fujitsu, SingTel Optus and Cheung Kong Communications Group.
Khuda received his MBA from Manchester Business School, UK, with a specialisation in Finance. He is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), and received his Bachelor of Business in Accounting from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Board Member
Shekhar Sharma
CEO of NTT Global Data Centers & Cloud Infrastructure India and NTT Communications India
Shekhar Sharma is the CEO and MD at NTT GDC India and NTT Com India Network Services. An industry veteran, Shekhar has vast experience in leading businesses in India and the APAC region.
Prior to the integration, Shekhar was leading the NTT Communications business and was the Deputy CEO at erstwhile NTT-Netmagic. He has led a number of large data center investments for the company.
Shekhar is responsible for the following - T-GRC, DC &NW Service Delivery and Energy Management, Sustainability & Special Projects, DC Projects & Operations, Legal, GSD& Global MS and Service Account Management.
Shekhar has a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from The Manchester Metropolitan University and an MBA in Management and Operations from the University of Canberra.