Kao Data appoints new Chairman

The data centre specialist behind a new 40MW data centre in Stockport, Kao Data, has announced the appointment of David Bloom as its new chairman.

David Bloom (pictured) was one of the company’s founding investors and is a Partner at Goldacre NOÉ Group. As Chairman, he will take an active role in the organisation, working alongside the management team in the strategic development of Kao Data and supporting its growth ambitions within the UK and Europe.

The business, a specialist developer and operator of high-performance data centres for enterprise, cloud, HPC and AI has recently unveiled plans for a new 40MW data centre in Stockport. The development represents an investment of £350 million and aims to create a leading infrastructure hub to support Greater Manchester’s growing technology ecosystem. 

David Bloom first founded Goldacre in 2012, prior to merging with the NOÉ Group Today David Bloom is responsible for Goldacre’s digital infrastructure and venture capital (VC) investments, and he has personally overseen the deployment of more than £500 million of equity investment in the technology, data centre and start-up sectors. Further, in 2022 and under Bloom’s guidance, Goldacre entered into a joint venture with The Levinstein Group to launch NED Data Centres, an Israeli-based owner-operator for the Middle Eastern market.

With nearly two decades of experience in the funding and development of high-performance data centres, and as a founder, and strategic investor, David Bloom is well-placed to guide the next phase of Kao Data’s platform expansion; he said of the organisation:

“As one of the pioneers of Kao Data, it’s been truly rewarding to see our vision for a hyperscale-inspired data centre platform come into fruition, and I’m excited to join the organisation to help spearhead the next phase of growth.

“With the ongoing support of our investment partners, the leading reputation of our technical, management, and operational teams, and our ethos for energy efficiency and sustainability, I believe Kao Data will see continued success as technologies such as AI and machine learning become embedded in every facet of business and enterprise.”

On David Bloom’s appointment as Chairman, Spencer Lamb, Chief Commercial Officer, Kao Data commented:

“David’s vision for an industrial-scale data centre campus was instrumental in both the inception of the Kao Data brand and its first location in the UK Innovation Corridor, and I’m delighted to welcome him to the senior management team.

“His appointment as Chairman, combined with his unrivalled expertise in the financing and development of data centres, comes at a crucial inflection point, as we continue to drive the strategic expansion of the Kao Data platform into new territories amid accelerated market demand for high performance colocation.”