Abu Dhabi’s Phoenix Group Appoints Phillip Ross as Director of Data Center Design and Development
Ross joins as the company expands its AI and high-performance computing infrastructure across Europe and the GCC.
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Phoenix Group PLC, an IHC portfolio company and global digital infrastructure operator headquartered in Abu Dhabi, has appointed Phillip Ross as Director of Data Center, Design and Development.
Ross joins the company as Phoenix advances a pipeline of more than 1 gigawatt of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) capacity across Europe and the GCC. The appointment also follows the launch of Phoenix’s first European Data Center deployment, an 18-megawatt facility in Lyon, France, developed with DC Max.
In his new role, Ross will lead data center design and development across Phoenix’s portfolio, setting technical standards and overseeing delivery.
“Phoenix is one of the few operators moving with real conviction right now, securing power, land and partners while much of the market is still talking about it,” Ross said. “The chance to help design and build that platform across multiple markets doesn’t come around often. I’ve spent my career turning complex infrastructure into reliable, high-performance capacity, and that’s exactly what I’ve joined Phoenix to do.”
Ross brings nearly 20 years of experience in critical infrastructure, data center operations, engineering, and technical services. He has held senior leadership roles at AtlasEdge, NTT, CBRE and Johnson Controls, and began his career in the Royal Navy. During his career, he has overseen the delivery and operation of large-scale data center projects across the United Kingdom and Europe.
“Building AI infrastructure at this scale comes down to delivery, getting capacity designed, built and running reliably for some of the most demanding workloads in the world,” Munaf Ali, Co-Founder and CEO, Phoenix Group, said. “That takes people who have done it before. Phillip has spent twenty years doing exactly that, and as we grow from Abu Dhabi into Europe and across the GCC, his experience is what helps us turn a strong pipeline into capacity that’s actually on the ground and operating.”
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Phoenix Group PLC, an IHC portfolio company and global digital infrastructure operator headquartered in Abu Dhabi, has appointed Phillip Ross as Director of Data Center, Design and Development.
Ross joins the company as Phoenix advances a pipeline of more than 1 gigawatt of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) capacity across Europe and the GCC. The appointment also follows the launch of Phoenix’s first European Data Center deployment, an 18-megawatt facility in Lyon, France, developed with DC Max.
In his new role, Ross will lead data center design and development across Phoenix’s portfolio, setting technical standards and overseeing delivery.
Entrepreneur Middle East Staff
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