{"id":103181,"date":"2026-06-22T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/jerome-evans-elected-to-gda-executive-board\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:51:23","slug":"jerome-evans-elected-to-gda-executive-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/en\/jerome-evans-elected-to-gda-executive-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerome Evans Elected to GDA Executive Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"103181\" class=\"elementor elementor-103181 elementor-103147\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39022a20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39022a20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701077dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"701077dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a67dc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33a67dc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421a1bed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"421a1bed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2666a232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2666a232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jerome Evans Elected to GDA Executive Board<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccce0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ccce0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reformed statutes, new leadership: The German Datacenter Association e. 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(GDA) has elected an executive board for the first time. firstcolo founder Jerome Evans is contributing to the strategic realignment of the association. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dcc8ac6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dcc8ac6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591272db elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"591272db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.germandatacenters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About the GDA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a0fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b1a0fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/de.linkedin.com\/in\/jeromeevans\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Jerome Evans on LinkedIn<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a00b12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55a00b12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fd998d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43fd998d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portraet-Jerome-Evans_Web-1500x1000-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-103180\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portraet-Jerome-Evans_Web-1500x1000-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portraet-Jerome-Evans_Web-1500x1000-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portraet-Jerome-Evans_Web-1500x1000-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstcolo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portraet-Jerome-Evans_Web-1500x1000-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318c9e19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"318c9e19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc894a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bc894a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e894574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e894574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Frankfurt\/Main, June 2026. <\/strong>The German Datacenter Association e. V. (GDA) has elected an executive board for the first time. At the GDA general assembly, eleven seats were allocated in two rounds of voting. From a field of 28 candidates in total, Jerome Evans, founder and CEO of firstcolo, prevailed in the first round and joined the executive board as a representative of data center operators.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceb743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the central industry association of the German data center industry, the GDA represents the interests of its members to policymakers, business, and society and actively works to shape the framework conditions for digital infrastructure in Germany. As part of the election, the GDA statutes are being reformed, with strategy and operational responsibility clearly separated. The new executive board assumes strategic management and oversight of the association.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c690840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c690840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The election and the trust placed in me mean a great deal. With firstcolo, I have been operating digital infrastructure in Germany for almost two decades. As a member of the GDA executive board, I look forward to contributing my experience where the course is being set for our industry,&#8221; says Evans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9538a elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"db9538a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<b><i>\"Anyone discussing competitiveness and Europe's digital future must keep all interests in view. Data centers are built in municipalities: they are only sustainable when both sides benefit.\"<\/i><\/b>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Jerome Evans<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7501ef8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7501ef8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Data centers are part of the foundation of our digital sovereignty. That is why we must not design them in an ivory tower. We must do persuasive work on the ground that addresses concerns and demonstrates the benefits: How do data centers integrate into municipalities? What concrete contribution do they make to employment and value creation in the region? We as an industry must answer questions like these. Anyone discussing competitiveness and Europe&#8217;s digital future must keep all interests in view. Data centers are built in municipalities: they are only sustainable when both sides benefit.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c273a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c273a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About firstcolo<\/strong><\/p><p>The firstcolo Group, based in Frankfurt am Main, is a leading operator of state-of-the-art data centers. Since its founding in 2007, the company has offered tailored IT infrastructure solutions ranging from colocation and server systems to managed services and cloud solutions. With a guaranteed availability of 99.999% and certifications according to ISO\/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO 9001:2015, firstcolo sets the highest standards for operational security and data protection.   A central focus is on ecological responsibility: the entire infrastructure is operated 100% with certified green electricity. Furthermore, its own IP backbone with a capacity of over 2,000 Gbit\/s ensures excellent connectivity and low latency. 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