Digital infrastructure company Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) today announced the appointment of Merrie Williamson as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Revenue Officer (CCRO), effective March 25th.
With more than 20 years of experience helping companies evolve their digital business through her leadership roles at Microsoft and Intel, Williamson joins Equinix as the company continues to develop its position as the trusted platform for digital transformation of businesses.
As CCRO, Williamson will be responsible for the company’s overall customer experience and overall go-to-market strategy. This includes the company’s sales, marketing, customer service and experience, revenue functions and regional management across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. In addition, he will have the opportunity to leverage the company’s technology leadership and partner ecosystem to create exceptional customer experiences and enable businesses to take advantage of emerging areas such as private artificial intelligence.
He will serve on the Equinix Executive Staff and report to Equinix CEO Charles Meyers.
“For years, Equinix has played an important role in providing the digital infrastructure critical to businesses as their businesses become increasingly digital,” said Williamson. “As we enter the era of artificial intelligence and multicloud as the architecture of choice, I’m excited to be part of the platform that enables the success of thousands of companies worldwide. In addition to the world-class services it provides, Equinix also has a compelling vision where technology and corporate culture combine to drive exceptional business results.”
Williamson previously served as Corporate Vice President of Azure Infrastructure and Digital and Application Innovation at Microsoft. In this role, she was responsible for the commercial sales strategy and execution of the core multi-billion dollar Azure business, leading a global team that enables customers across sectors, industries and geographies to realize the benefits of digital transformation and the cloud.
Before joining Microsoft in 2019, Williamson spent two decades at Intel. Through a succession of increasingly senior roles, from technical program manager to senior director of data center sales and marketing, he led strategic product investments from inception to launch—typically in emerging areas of the business—and brought together internal stakeholders, external partners and sales teams to increase revenue.