Venkatesh (Tesh) S. Durvasula

Director

Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and member of the board of directors of Africa Data Centres, a London-based, Cassava Technology company responsible for the executive leadership of a $1.5 billion data center and renewable energy business on the continent of Africa. Prior to joining Africa Data Centres, from 2012-2020, Durvasula served in various leadership roles ultimately culminating in CEO and President of CyrusOne (previously NASDAQ: CONE), an approximately $12 billion data center REIT recently acquired by funds managed by global investment firm KKR and infrastructure investor Global Infrastructure Partners. While at Cyrus One, Durvasula grew the business into the third-largest data center REIT and successfully pivoted the company’s growth strategy to hyper-scale deployment in the United States and the European Union. He also oversaw the implementation of cyber-threat, cyber-detection, and cyber-security tools. Mr. Durvasula is also a member of the board of directors of Elea Digital, an operator of Brazilian data centers.

Mr. Durvasula brings approximately 30 years of leadership, management, marketing, and operational experience with both public and private, domestic and international, technology companies. He has been responsible for sales, marketing, and strategy for various data centers, interconnection providers, complex enterprises, making him well qualified to serve as a member of the Capital Committee, provide oversight and guidance regarding Piedmont’s capital allocation decisions, as well as cyber risk management expertise.