Raoul du Plessis appointed as Senior Vice President to lead new Business Operations function
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday, 20 May 2025
AtlasEdge, a leading European data centre provider, has appointed Raoul du Plessis as Senior Vice President of Business Operations, a newly created role within the company’s executive team. He joins the business with immediate effect.
A seasoned expert in digital infrastructure and services, du Plessis brings extensive experience across IT services, cybersecurity, telecommunications and finance. Most recently he served as CIO of Cassava Technologies, following nearly a decade as Group CIO at Liquid Intelligent Technologies.
In his new role, du Plessis will lead the newly established Business Operations function, setting the strategic direction for systems and technological initiatives across AtlasEdge’s data centre footprint. His focus will be on driving innovation and ensuring the company’s solutions continue to meet customers’ evolving needs. He will report directly into Tesh Durvasula, CEO of AtlasEdge.
“I am delighted to be joining AtlasEdge at such an exciting moment for the business and the wider industry,” said Raoul du Plessis. “With strong momentum in customer growth, market expansion, and strategic partnerships, I look forward to contributing to the next phase of AtlasEdge’s success.”
“The demand for digital infrastructure is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, and AtlasEdge is at the forefront of this transformation,” said Tesh Durvasula. “Raoul’s leadership and deep expertise will be instrumental in strengthening our operations and further establishing AtlasEdge as the leading name in European digital infrastructure.”
About AtlasEdge
AtlasEdge designs, builds and operates highly secure, scalable data centres across 14 strategic locations in Europe. Formed as a joint venture between Liberty Global and DigitalBridge, we’re focusing on the next wave of markets including Lisbon, Vienna, Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels and multiple cities across Germany.
Our proven modular-based construction enables rapid deployments under 10MW, while we continue to develop larger campuses, with a target of more than 500MW in our powered landbank by the end of 2026.
Since 2021, AtlasEdge customers have deployed AI, cloud and mission-critical workloads in our 2N facilities, using liquid-to-chip or air-cooled designs. All new builds run on 100% renewable energy. Our tax, legal and site-selection teams also support customers entering new European regions, helping them navigate regulatory, commercial and technical requirements with confidence.