Kao Data has announced the appointment of Spencer Lamb as its Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
With more than 20 years’ experience within the international data centre industry, and having joined Kao Data in January 2020, Spencer steps up from his previous role as Managing Director and CCO, taking the helm alongside Founder and Executive Chair, David Bloom.
David Bloom, Executive Chairman at Kao Data, said:
“Spencer’s appointment formalises what has been an increasingly natural evolution in how we lead this business. He has the DNA of this company and is, quite simply, a ‘Kao person’ through and through and an outstanding leader in this industry. As CEO, Spencer will drive Kao Data’s operations and day-to-day growth strategy, while I remain directly focused on the strategic priorities that will shape our next chapter: major financing, capital partnerships, M&A, and our ongoing engagement with government on the UK’s AI infrastructure agenda. This is a leadership structure built deliberately for scale, and I am excited about what we will build together.”
As CEO, Spencer will lead day-to-day operational leadership and growth execution across Kao Data’s expanding UK platform, driving the continued development of its AI-ready data centre capacity and ensuring the company’s design and delivery model keeps pace with the rapidly changing demands of AI and high-density compute.
During the last six years at Kao Data, Spencer has successfully led the company’s go-to-market strategy, securing significant customer wins across the cloud, AI, enterprise and financial services spaces, and developed its Harlow campus into one of the UK’s leading homes for HPC, AI, scientific research and life sciences compute.
As a member of the company’s Senior Management Team, Spencer has also played a pivotal role in helping grow Kao Data into a multi-site portfolio spanning Harlow, Slough, Northolt, Park Royal in West London, Greater Manchester and further sites under development.
More recently, Spencer has proactively championed the development of homegrown AI infrastructure within the UK and has become one of the most trusted and respected figures within the data centre industry. A frequent spokesperson for the country’s AI ambitions, he has spent considerable time working with local and central government to build a key understanding of the critical role data centres play within the UK’s digital economy, and how they must develop in parallel with both the national grid and the UK’s energy expansion plans to enable the UK’s AI and economic growth.
Spencer Lamb, Chief Executive Officer at Kao Data, has commented:
“I have loved my time at Kao Data, and I am excited to step up and lead the company as its CEO. One of the biggest strengths of Kao Data is our ‘player-manager’ mentality, recruiting from within to develop and grow our people, which is exactly what this role calls for. I am looking forward to ensuring Kao Data continues to play a strong and defining role in the UK’s AI infrastructure story, and that we keep delivering for our customers, our people and the communities we operate in.”
