Equinix, Inc. announced the appointment of Olivier Leonetti as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 16, 2026. Leonetti, age 61 is an accomplished executive who has served as CFO of multiple publicly traded companies and brings more than 30 years of financial leadership experience to Equinix, including a deep background in technology and infrastructure. Leonetti most recently served as CFO of Eaton, one of the world's leading power management companies and a large supplier to the data center industry.

Prior to Eaton, he was CFO of Johnson Controls, a global leader in creating intelligent buildings, efficient energy solutions and integrated infrastructure for data centers among many other sectors. Earlier in his career, Leonetti was CFO of Zebra Technologies and Western Digital. He has also held senior finance leadership roles at Dell and Amgen.

Leonetti will succeed longtime Equinix CFO Keith Taylor. As announced last year, Taylor is retiring in 2026 following a distinguished 27-year career with the company. Taylor joined Equinix in 1999 and guided the company's financial strategy through every stage of its evolution?from a venture-backed startup to a successful IPO and onward to its position as an industry leader with over $9 billion in annualized revenue.

He will continue to serve as a special advisor to the company for approximately one year to ensure a smooth transition.