Karl Strohmeyer has notified Equinix, Inc. of his intent to resign as its Chief Customer and Revenue Officer for personal reasons, after an appropriate transition period.

Mr. Strohmeyer will remain in the role until such time.

Karl Strohmeyer joined Equinix in 2013 as President, Americas, with responsibility for the management, strategy and growth plan for Equinix in that region. During his time in that role, he doubled the region’s revenue and successfully integrated the Verizon asset purchase, Brazil business and the Infomart acquisition into the Equinix portfolio.

Previously he spent 12 years at Level 3 Communications, where he was Group Vice President for the North American Enterprise Group.

Prior to Level 3, Mr. Strohmeyer worked at NetRail, where he held two roles as an executive vice president for Operations and EVP of Corporate Development

Mr. Strohmeyer earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of New Hampshire and a master’s degree in International Business Administration from Mercer University.