Stack Infrastructure has appointed a new temporary CEO of its EMEA business.

The company last week announced that Brian Cox has been appointed interim CEO of Stack EMEA, in addition to his role as CEO of Stack Americas, effective immediately. He will also join the Stack EMEA board.

The company said former EMEA CEO John Eland is “transitioning out of the company.”

“Brian is a proven leader, with an innate understanding of our long-term strategy and track record of delivering growth,” said Phil Koen, chairman of the board of Stack. “We have the utmost confidence in his ability to drive our strategy and operations in the region.”

Stack’s EMEA business totals 15 live data centers and multiple in-development projects across seven European markets. The company recently sold its European colocation business to Apollo in order to focus on hyperscale developments.

“I look forward to partnering with the EMEA team to execute our strategy, as we continue to strengthen Stack’s position as a trusted global digital infrastructure partner with significant resources, capacity, and development expertise,” said Cox. “I’m confident that Stack’s momentum will only continue to build across EMEA as we pursue our strategy of hyperscale development in the region.”

Cox was appointed CEO of Stack Americas in 2018. Prior to joining the company, he was COO of Cologix.

The outgoing Eland joined Stack as a regional CEO in April 2022, joining after a five-year stint at NTT, where he was chief strategy officer for the Japanese giant’s global data centers unit. He is yet to comment on his exit.

Pithambar Gona is Stack’s APAC CEO. He has been in the position since October 2021.

IPI launched Stack in 2019 after merging several T5 data centers with three Infomart facilities acquired the previous year into a new operator. Stack now has some 4GW in operation or development globally, with another 6GW planned in the future. Stack’s owner, IPI, was acquired by Blue Owl in October 2024.

In April, Stack sold its European colo business to investment fund Apollo, handing over seven data centers in five markets - Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Milan, and Geneva.