RACK Centre has announced the appointment of Lars Johannisson as its new Chief Executive Officer. In a statement, the firm said Johannisson is an accomplished leader with extensive experience in transformative industries, who assumed the role effective January 2024.
According to the Group Chief Executive Officer of Rack Centre, Jasper Lankhorst, the company is excited to welcome Johannisson into the leadership team with his wealth of experience and strategic leadership skills that will propel Rack Centre to new heights.
Speaking on his new role, Johannisson highlighted the company’s market leadership and its leading position as a carrier and cloud-neutral tier-III data centre in Nigeria.
He expressed his commitment to contributing to the digital ecosystem growth in Nigeria and was delighted to be part of a team dedicated to launching a new hyperscale-ready, 12MW data centre facility in Lagos in 2024.
He has extensive experience working in telecom, information technology (IT) delivery, managed services and digital skilling. He has been passionate about leading organisations in transformative industries in Africa over the last 14 years and has executed large B2B projects in more than 30 sub-Saharan countries.
