Rubix Data Centers has appointed Josh Joshi as Chairman as the company moves into development of what it describes as an initial global portfolio exceeding 8GW across the Americas, EMEA and APAC.
Joshi brings close to three decades of digital infrastructure experience, most recently as Chairman of AtlasEdge, the pan-European edge data center platform, and as an Operating Partner at DigitalBridge. Before that, he spent more than a decade as CFO of Interxion, helping scale it into one of Europe's leading data center businesses before its acquisition by Digital Realty. He also served as CFO at Telecity Group and co-founded Storm Telecommunications.
Rubix is a Submer Group company. Submer is the Barcelona-based immersion cooling specialist, and the Rubix relationship positions it further up the stack into full campus development. The appointment of a figure with Joshi's background signals an intent to move quickly on institutional capital and hyperscale customers.
"Over three decades, I've watched digital infrastructure evolve from a niche industry into critical national infrastructure. AI represents the next great inflection point: data centers are no longer simply part of the plumbing of the digital economy; they are strategic assets for nations, businesses, and society," said Josh Joshi, Chairman, Rubix Data Centers. "The breakthroughs in AI may rightly capture the headlines, but it is the physical infrastructure beneath them that will ultimately determine how quickly we can realize and benefit from AI's full potential."
"It is my privilege to welcome Josh as our Chairman," said John Eland, CEO of Rubix. "His admirable international track record and valuable experience transforming start-ups and scale-ups into large international businesses will be instrumental to Rubix's success. I look forward to building the future of digital infrastructure together with Josh and our leadership team."
At 8GW+, the stated portfolio ambition puts Rubix among the more ambitious data center developers in the current market, where hyperscaler demand for AI training infrastructure has pushed several operators to revise capacity targets upward.
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