Sify Infinit Spaces appoints industry veteran Mark Adams to board of directors

Mark Adams, former Chief Development Officer at Equinix, brings decades of global experience in communications infrastructure, M&A, and strategy, currently advising BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners and serving on boards including CyrusOne, True IDC, and Nigerian startup Kasi Cloud

Sify Infinit Spaces, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Sify Technologies, has announced the appointment of Mark Adams as a Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director on its Board.

Adams brings decades of global expertise in communications infrastructure and technology, with a strong focus on corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). He previously served as Chief Development Officer at Equinix for 10 years, where he played a pivotal role in expanding the company’s revenue from $33.87 billion to $396.64 billion, overseeing corporate strategy, M&A activities, and real estate investments.

Currently, Adams serves as Senior Advisor to Global Infrastructure Partners, part of BlackRock, and holds board advisory roles at CyrusOne and True IDC. He is also a founder and director of Kasi Cloud, a Nigerian data center startup, and contributes to social causes as a director of 10,000 Degrees, a Bay Area nonprofit focused on education for low-income students. Additionally, he lectures at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.

Chairman of SISL, Raju Vegesna, welcomed Adams, emphasizing his valuable experience: “Mark’s multi-geographic business acumen and technology foresight from leading data center companies will be crucial as SISL scales its hyperscale and enterprise business. His expertise will help us create significant value across multiple sectors.”

Expressing enthusiasm about his new role, Adams stated, “I am pleased to join the Board of Sify Infinit Spaces Limited at a critical growth phase. SISL has built a strong foundation over 25 years, delivering data center capacity to global leaders and serving enterprise customers with robust interconnection services. I look forward to helping scale this potential further.”

Adams holds an MBA with Distinction from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in Economics with Distinction from Cornell University.