Kao Data, a leading provider of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC, and AI, has named David Bloom as its new Chairman. As one of the company’s founding investors and a Partner at Goldacre NOÉ Group, Bloom will play an active role in guiding Kao Data’s strategic development and fostering its growth in the UK and Europe.
“As one of the pioneers of Kao Data, it’s been truly rewarding to see our vision for a hyperscale-inspired data centre platform come into fruition, and I’m excited to join the organisation to help spearhead the next phase of growth,” said David Bloom, Chairman, Kao Data. “With the ongoing support of our investment partners, the leading reputation of our technical, management, and operational teams, and our ethos for energy efficiency and sustainability, I believe Kao Data will see continued success as technologies such as AI and machine learning become embedded in every facet of business and enterprise.”
“David’s vision for an industrial-scale data centre campus was instrumental in both the inception of the Kao Data brand and its first location in the UK Innovation Corridor, and I’m delighted to welcome him to the senior management team,” said Spencer Lamb, Chief Commercial Officer, Kao Data. “His appointment as Chairman, combined with his unrivalled expertise in the financing and development of data centres, comes at a crucial inflection point, as we continue to drive the strategic expansion of the Kao Data platform into new territories amid accelerated market demand for high performance colocation.”
David Bloom first founded Goldacre in 2012, prior to merging with the NOÉ Group, Today, David Bloom oversees Goldacre’s digital infrastructure and venture capital investments, deploying over £500m in equity investment. In 2022, under his guidance, Goldacre launched NED Data Centres through a joint venture with The Levinstein Group for the Middle Eastern market. With almost two decades of experience in data centre funding and development, David Bloom is well placed to lead Kao Data’s platform expansion.
