Ricardo Abad

CEO, Quark

Ricardo as founder and Managing Director of Quark is responsible for the leadership and growth of the company including strategic planning, business development, digital transformation, corporate relations, corporate marketing services and corporate communications.
Ricardo founded Quark after being an executive in engineering consulting firms, construction companies, M&E contractors and critical equipment manufacturers, always with his main focus on Data Center sector.
A Mechanical Engineering by training Ricardo has spent his 30-year career helping to develop and deliver some of the most notable Data Center projects in Europe and Latam, totaling more than 250,000 sqm of IT space.
Certified as ATD (Accredited Tier Designer) by Uptime Institute and Data Center Design Specialist by DC Pro, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Spain DC (Spanish Data Center Association).