Today, we are proud to welcome Amit Singh as our new Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO), bringing with him over two decades of global experience in scaling enterprise partnerships, hyperscale engagements and market expansion in the technology and infrastructure sectors.
With a proven track record in identifying untapped opportunities, unlocking strategic partnerships and driving revenue growth across diverse markets, Amit will be instrumental in deepening our relationships with hyperscalers, enterprise businesses, telecom operators, cloud providers and governments. His leadership will help shape our enterprise ecosystem, strengthening our role as the trusted digital gateway into East Africa and beyond. Amit joins us at a defining moment in our journey as we accelerate into our next phase of growth – from our AI-Ready NBOX1 campus in Nairobi to a broader pan-African vision of sustainable, secure, and scalable digital infrastructure.
Amit brings over 26 years of rich industry experience, having worked with leading organizations such as airtel, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices. He has held key leadership positions at Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Zenlayer India, and CtrlS Datacenters. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President – Edge & Network Business at CtrlS India – a tier 4-rated data center. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director at Zenlayer, where he played a pivotal role in establishing and expanding the business across the IMEA region.
This strategic appointment reinforces our commitment to building resilient infrastructure, attracting world-class talent and enabling the next wave of AI and cloud innovation across the continent.
At iXAfrica, we’re building more than just world-class data centre infrastructure – we’re creating the backbone of Africa’s digital future.
Join us in welcoming Amit Singh to the iXAfrica family.
About iXAfrica Data Centers:
iXAfrica Data Centres in Nairobi, Kenya is East Africa’s First and Largest Hyper-scale Carrier-neutral, AI-ready Data Centre and the latest digital habitat for cloud, colocation, and connectivity. iXAfrica provides world-class and highly resilient Data Centre infrastructure to create a vital part of the internet backbone of East Africa. With a Nairobi Campus (NBOX1) overall design capacity of 22.5MW, iXAfrica has the largest Data Centre project in the Greater East African region serving a total population of 300 million people. The campus is situated next to the main fiber optic communications arteries and is in close proximity to major and resilient electrical connections, capable of delivering high-availability and low-carbon power. Over 90% of Kenya’s electricity is generated from renewable/clean energy sources.
