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The Essentials Of Interconnection Growth
How Flexential is making it happen—and keeping it flexible.
One-On-One with Chris Downie, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Flexential
InterGlobix Magazine’s Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Jasmine Bedi, recently sat down with Flexential Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Chris Downie, and discussed the company’s renewed focus on interconnection ecosystem development and its future strategy around campus connection, subsea cables, terrestrial fiber, and Internet Exchanges.
Since joining the company in 2016, Downie has been responsible for leading the strategic priorities of the business to drive profitability and growth with his deep expertise in the economics, delivery, and operations of the data center and Hybrid IT solutions. Before Flexential, Downie was CEO at Telx Holdings, a leading interconnection and data center solutions provider. Having previously worked for Bear Stearns, Daniels & Associates, BroadStreet Communications, and Motient Corporation (now TerreStar), he has over 30 years of executive leadership experience in finance and operations.
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