Mark Smith was named managing director, Asia Pacific.
Digital Realty has announced the appointment of Gregory S. Wright as chief investment officer. In addition, Digital Realty announced the appointment of Mark Smith as managing director, Asia Pacific. Wright will report to chief executive officer A. William Stein and will be responsible for spearheading Digital Realty's capital allocation activities. Smith will report to chief financial officer Andrew P. Power and will be responsible for overseeing Digital Realty's operations in the Asia Pacific region. Smith will begin his new role in December 2018 and Wright will join Digital Realty in January 2019.
"Greg's extensive strategic financial advisory experience across real estate, infrastructure and other related sectors makes him a strong addition to our team," said Stein. "In his capacity as an external advisor, his strategic and financial expertise have been integral to the execution of transactions that have been truly transformational for Digital Realty. He served as lead M&A advisor on our $1.9 billion acquisition of Telx and our $7.8 billion merger with DuPont Fabros as well as our recent $1.8 billion Ascenty acquisition. We are confident that his unique combination of financial expertise and intimate familiarity with our business and team will prove invaluable as we continue to build upon this positive momentum in the years ahead."