Telx Names SVP of Cloud Services and Strategy, VP of Marketing
 

Telx, an interconnection and colocation data center operator, yesterday announced additions to its senior management team: Joe Weinman as Senior Vice President, Cloud Services and Strategy; and Ron Sterbenz as Vice President of Marketing. The pair brings decades of data center, colocation and cloud computing strategy, as well as product development, marketing and operations achievements, to the company's team.

The company states that Joe Weinman will lead its cloud services business development and strategy. Under his direction, its cloud services team will develop and bring to market innovative new cloud architectures, products and services for enterprise and service provider customers within the company's C3 Cloud Connection Centers. Weinman is a frequent keynote speaker, blogger and the founder of Cloudonomics - a rigorous, multidisciplinary approach to valuing the cloud. Prior to joining the company, Weinman held executive leadership positions at Hewlett Packard, AT&T and Bell Laboratories. Weinman brings a wealth of experience in corporate strategy and development, partnerships, alliances and R&D.

It further states that Ron Sterbenz will drive all facets of corporate and solutions marketing, including brand development, partnership strategies, public relations and strategic business development. Sterbenz brings over 15 years of industry experience and accomplishments in global marketing strategy and execution to his new position. At Equinix, he was responsible for building and executing the segment strategy for two of its largest verticals, Cloud & Managed Service Providers and Enterprise & Alliances. He holds an MBA, as well as Bachelors degree in Finance from California State University and has served in both the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army as a Deep Sea Diver.

"Telx is proud to add two compelling industry influencers to our senior management team as we prepare for record growth and expansion in 2012," said Eric Shepcaro, CEO, Telx. "Both Joe and Ron bring decades of proven thought leadership to the company. Their in-depth knowledge of the data center market, cloud computing trends and business communications infrastructure will drive the expansion of our solutions portfolio to meet our customers' requirements, as well as opening up new high-growth markets for Telx."