{"id":2775,"date":"2025-10-06T13:44:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:50:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:50:33","slug":"365-data-centers-co-founder-and-ceo-bob-desantis-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/365-data-centers-co-founder-and-ceo-bob-desantis-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"365 Data Centers Co-Founder and CEO Bob DeSantis to Retire"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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365 Data Centers Co-Founder and CEO Bob DeSantis to Retire<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Derek Gillespie named CEO & CRO and Steve Amelio appointed President & CFO; DeSantis to oversee current strategic initiatives, assist with the transition, and continue as a Board Member<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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NORWALK, CT \u2013 October 6, 2025 – <\/strong>365 Data Centers (\u201c365\u201d)<\/a>, a leading provider of network-centric colocation, network, cloud and other managed services, today announces that Co-Founder and CEO, Bob DeSantis has notified the Company of his planned retirement and, as of October 1, 2025, has initiated the transition of his CEO responsibilities to the Company\u2019s Chief Revenue Officer, Derek Gillespie and to the Company\u2019s long-time CFO, Steve Amelio, who has been promoted to the position of President & CFO. DeSantis will remain an employee of the company on a part time basis through the end of the year to oversee strategic initiatives that are in progress and ensure a seamless transition of his CEO responsibilities. Beginning January 1, 2026, DeSantis will continue as Co-Founder and Board Member.<\/p>

DeSantis remarks, \u201cAfter 48 years in financial, legal, operations, strategic, M&A, and leadership roles in the communications, energy, network equipment, cloud, and infrastructure-as-a-service sectors, with the last 15 years dedicated to building two data center businesses, it is the right time for me to transition from the significant time commitment of a CEO in a 24\/7 industry to that of an experienced Board member. This is a well-planned succession with a natural handoff to Derek, who will lead the business as CEO and CRO, and Steve, who will take on major operational responsibilities as President and CFO. Derek and Steve are highly capable professionals and more than ready to lead the Company forward. I have had the great privilege of building 365 with my very talented and dedicated equity partners, fellow 365 management team and employees, and outside service providers. I look forward to focusing on a balance of family time, personal pursuits, 365 Board and strategic matters, and other select affiliations.\u201d<\/p>

DeSantis\u2019 leadership at 365 completely transformed the Company. Since 2017, the business grew from 8 stand-alone colocation facilities to 20 network interconnected data centers, 9MW to 80MW of capacity, 40 to 180 employees, 150 to over 1,200 customers, and added 80 additional network points-of-presence, over 700 peering partners, 4 cloud regions, and a suite of network, cloud, and other managed service offerings.<\/p>

Lance Hirt, Managing Partner at Stonecourt Capital <\/a>adds, \u201cWe appreciate Bob\u2019s leadership and extended time commitment as CEO since our investment and partnership which began in 2020. Bob has built a strong management team, and we are very pleased to support Derek and Steve as we continue to drive 365\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>

Matt Kim, Founder and Managing Partner of Lumerity Capital<\/a> remarks, \u201cHaving partnered with Bob since the inception of 365, I\u2019ve had a front-row seat to the spectacular growth of 365 Data Centers. Bob is one of the best acquirors, integrators, and operators I\u2019ve worked with, and we look forward to his continued involvement as a Board member.\u201d<\/p>

For more information about 365 Data Centers, please visit https:\/\/365datacenters.com<\/a>.<\/p>

About 365 Data Centers<\/strong><\/p>

365 Data Centers is a leading provider of hybrid Data Center solutions in 20 primarily edge markets. Along with network-centric Data Centers in Alpharetta (GA), Aurora (CO), Boca Raton (FL), Bridgewater (NJ), Buffalo (NY), Carlstadt (NJ), Chicago (IL), Commack (NY), Detroit (MI), Fort Lauderdale (FL), Herndon (VA), Nashville (TN), Marlborough (MA), Philadelphia-University City (PA), Philadelphia Downtown (PA), New York City (NY), Rancho Cordova (CA), Richardson (TX), Smyrna (GA), and Tampa (FL), the company also operates a resilient, low latency, nationwide fiber network and four cloud regions. 365 serves more than 1,200 customers.<\/p>

365\u2019s robust, carrier-neutral ecosystem and secure, reliable edge colocation, network connectivity, internet access, DRaaS, BaaS, cloud computing and storage, and business continuity services help organizations reduce costs, drive innovation, and improve their customer experience. 365 Data Centers supports mission-critical application infrastructure by providing industry leading Service Level Agreement protections and adhering to industry standards such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, SSAE 18, and ISAE 3402. 365 Data Centers\u2019 corporate office is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. For more information, please visit: https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/ <\/a><\/p>

Media Contact for 365 Data Centers<\/strong><\/p>

Ilissa Miller<\/p>

iMiller Public Relations<\/p>

Tel: 1.914.315.6424<\/p>

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