Kao Data, a leading developer and operator of AI-optimized data centres, announced on July 23, 2025, the appointment of Clinton Hasell as its new Chief Business Officer (CBO). With over 30 years of experience in data centre, telecoms, and digital infrastructure sectors, Hasell will spearhead strategic technology deployments, enterprise reporting, and UK/European expansion to enhance operational resilience and scalability.
Appointment: Clinton Hasell named Chief Business Officer, effective immediately.
Role: Leads UK/European data centre development, operations, and AI-driven insights.
Experience: Over 30 years in data centres, telecoms, and digital infrastructure.
Previous Roles: Executive Group Director at Global Switch; senior roles at Interxion, Digital Realty (2011-2021).
Focus: Aligns expansion with AI-accelerated insights for AI, cloud, and enterprise objectives.
Portfolio: Kao Data manages 160MW+ of IT load with sustainability and ESG focus.
Hasell’s role focuses on optimizing Kao Data’s core operations and driving its advanced infrastructure platform, OPUS, to support AI, cloud, and enterprise needs. He will leverage AI-driven insights to align UK and European expansion plans, ensuring precision and agility in scaling. “Kao Data has established a market-leading position as a data centre developer and operator at the bleeding edge of AI deployment,” said Hasell. “It’s fitting we use the power of AI and advanced computing to deliver true business transformation.”
His responsibilities include end-to-end process optimization, intelligent data integration, and supporting investment strategies to deliver value for customers and investors. This aligns with Kao Data’s mission to provide sustainable, high-performance colocation for mission-critical AI and computing workloads.
Hasell brings extensive experience from leadership roles at Global Switch, where he drove profitable growth across Europe, and at Interxion, contributing to its $1 billion IPO in 2011 and $8 billion acquisition by Digital Realty in 2020. His expertise in navigating high-profile industry milestones positions him to lead Kao Data’s ambitious growth, including its £350 million data centre in Greater Manchester and the fully operational KLON-02 facility in Harlow.
“Clinton has been a key part of our team for some time within a consultancy capacity,” said David Bloom, Founder and Executive Chairman. “It’s a fantastic endorsement of our future plans that we have permanently secured his contribution as we develop new sites to scale our data centre platform across the UK and Europe.”
Kao Data, with hyperscale-inspired facilities east and west of London and a major data centre planned in Greater Manchester, supports over 160MW of IT load, all powered by 100% renewable energy. Its NVIDIA DGX-Ready certified data centres serve AI, hyperscale cloud, research, and financial services clients. The appointment follows recent leadership changes, including Doug Loewe as CEO in January 2024, Pete Judson as COO in August 2024, and Kalay Moodley as CPO in March 2024, signaling a robust C-suite to drive expansion amid rising AI-driven demand.
The global data centre market, projected to grow at a 10.9% CAGR through 2030, is fueled by AI and cloud computing demands, with Kao Data’s focus on sustainability and AI optimization positioning it as a leader in the UK and Europe.
Kao Data leads the industry, pioneering the development and operation of UK and European data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing. With hyperscale-inspired facilities east and west of London, and northern England's largest data centre planned for Greater Manchester, we are home to technology's most demanding computing infrastructure.
Its award-winning, NVIDIA DGX-Ready certified data centres are designed, engineered, and operated by one of the industry's most respected teams. Together, this provides colocation customers deploying mission-critical AI, enterprise, and cloud workloads with a secure, scalable, and sustainable compute environment, backed by a guarantee of 100% uptime.
Kao Data's data centre portfolio includes more than 160 MW of IT load, either currently operational, under development or planned – all of which is under-pinned by the highest energy efficiency, sustainability and ESG credentials.
Backed by leading international investors, and with several pioneering 'industry firsts' to our name, Kao Data represents the future in industrial scale, high-capacity data centres for AI and the next generation of compute.
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