Digital Realty Appoints Bernard Geoghegan Managing Director, EMEA

LONDON, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR, news, filings), a leading global provider of data centre solutions, announced today that Bernard Geoghegan joined the Company as managing director, EMEA. Digital Realty focuses on delivering customer driven data center solutions by providing secure, reliable and cost effective facilities that meet each customer’s unique data center needs.  Mr. Geoghegan will be responsible for overseeing all Digital Realty’s operations in EMEA, the Company’s largest region outside of the U.S. currently comprising of approximately 2.1 million rentable square feet.

Mr. Geoghegan returns to Digital Realty from Colt, where he was executive vice president of the Data Centre Services division  and was instrumental in developing its modular data centre offering. Prior to joining Colt, Mr. Geoghegan served as senior vice president of International Operations at Digital Realty from 2008 through 2010 after joining the Company in 2006 as vice president, Europe.

“We are very pleased to welcome Bernard Geoghegan back to Digital Realty at what is an exciting time in the growth of the company’s operations in EMEA,” said Michael F. Foust, chief executive officer of Digital Realty. “As a well-respected figure in the data centre industry, Bernard has a depth of experience that is unmatched in our sector.  He has been at the forefront of innovation and possesses key insights into important data centre trends.  We are confident that he will continue the momentum we have established through our recent acquisitions in the region, and ensure Digital Realty’s ongoing leadership position across our growing operations.”

With a career in the data centre, managed services and IT sectors that spans over 25 years, Bernard Geoghegan has held senior executive and operations roles at both service providers and end-user organisations. Prior to joining Digital Realty in 2006, Mr. Geoghegan was chief executive officer and director at Servecentric Ltd., a data centre managed services provider based in Ireland. Previously, he was vice president of operations at Worldport, and held senior IT posts at Xerox, Pioneer Management Ireland and Informix.

About Digital Realty
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. focuses on delivering customer driven data centre solutions by providing secure, reliable and cost effective facilities that meet each customer’s unique data center needs. Digital Realty’s customers include domestic and international companies across multiple industry verticals ranging from information technology and Internet enterprises, to manufacturing and financial services. Digital Realty’s 121 properties, excluding three properties held as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, comprise approximately 22.2 million square feet as of February 28, 2013, including 2.4 million square feet of space held for development. Digital Realty’s portfolio is located in 32 markets throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Additional information about Digital Realty is included in the Company Overview, which is available on the Investors page of Digital Realty’s website at http://www.digitalrealty.com.

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SOURCE Digital Realty Trust, Inc.