Global Switch Announces Leadership Transition
London – 16th February 2026 – Global Switch Holdings Limited (“Global Switch” or “the Company”), a leading owner, operator and developer of large-scale, network-dense, carrier- and cloud-neutral multi-tenanted data centres in Europe and Asia-Pacific, today announces that its Chief Financial Officer and executive director, David Doyle, is retiring after more than 11 years serving the Company to pursue his private investment opportunities and other business interests. He will remain in role until the Company’s 2025 Annual Report and financial statements are released next month. David will remain available to provide ongoing support to the Company if required.
Under David’s financial stewardship, Global Switch has built and maintained an extremely strong balance sheet with high liquidity and consistently maintained one of the strongest investment grade credit ratings in the data centre sector. David has skilfully led all of the Company’s debt capital market and borrowing activities, delivering highly attractive borrowing costs which have driven higher shareholder returns and competitive advantage. He also played a pivotal role over many years in driving our shareholders’ varied divestment strategies, including Global Switch Australia in 2024.
Responsibilities for the finance, tax and treasury functions will continue to be managed by the Group Director Finance and Group Director Tax and Treasury, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, until a replacement is appointed. There will be no changes to the strategic direction or operational priorities of the Company.
As Global Switch prepares for the next phase of its ambitious growth plan, the Company’s financial position remains strong, with continued balance sheet resilience, high liquidity and an established investment-grade credit rating. Following another large-scale customer acquisition at the start of 2026, Global Switch has now sold the vast majority of its capacity globally providing the foundations for further growth.
We thank David for his long-standing leadership, energy and commitment to the Company and wish him well in the future. We also look forward to welcoming a new Chief Financial Officer in due course.