Judges Profile
Mark
Acton
Head of Data Centre Technical Consulting
,CBRE Data Centre Solutions
A regular public speaker at international events and a recognised industry advisor on data centre technical issues as well as being involved in European data centre Standards development through CENELEC and BSI. Mark acts as a representative on multiple technical committees within the data centre ecosystem and act as the current Chair of the Best Practice Committee for the European Code of Conduct for Data Centre Energy Efficiency, sponsored by the European Commission.
With a successful record in Data Centre Operations Management, Data Centre Facilities Management, IT Operations Management, Data Communications / Information Systems installation and support based on 25 years of experience within the data centre sector. Having incorporated both IT and traditional engineering disciplines Mark now operates as a senior level technical consultant and brand ambassador based on direct experience of both design and operational management of world class data centres, data centre service delivery, cross discipline expertise in data centre engineering, Facilities Management and international data centre standards development.