Mertz will implement growth plan that capitalizes on the data center industry’s need for predictive analytics of backup power systems.
Canara has named Tom Mertz as its CEO. Mertz brings more than 20 years of experience in the data center and IT industry to Canara, and he will be responsible for implementing a growth plan that taps into the industry’s need for more proactive and effective management solutions for backup power systems.
Mertz joins Canara from QTS, a publicly traded provider of data center facilities and cloud services that is one of the fastest-growing in the industry with more than 3.8 million sq ft of state-of-the-art data center space. In his executive role at QTS, he managed one of the company’s largest divisions whose growth was driven by his ability to adapt the QTS solution to meet evolving needs of Fortune 500 clients. Prior to QTS, Mertz was an executive at Lee Technologies, where he was instrumental in transforming the company’s strategy to focus on data center solutions for clients in both private and public sectors. Mertz earned his B.S. degree from Georgia State University and has participated in executive leadership programs at Emory’s Goizueta Business school and George Mason University.