Digital Realty Names Sherri Liebo as Senior Vice President, Marketing

SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today the appointment of Sherri Liebo as Senior Vice President, Marketing with responsibility for all marketing functions globally.  Ms. Liebo brings more than 25 years of strategic marketing leadership experience at some of Silicon Valley's most notable networking, software and services companies. 

"Data center and multi-cloud interconnection is changing the way global enterprises think about how critical application and infrastructure resources can be used to meet and exceed their business goals," said Daniel Papes, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for Digital Realty.  "Sherri has spent her remarkable career elevating the market's perception of the value of critical technologies, and optimizing the channels through which they are delivered.  Her skills and experience are a perfect fit for Digital Realty as we provide the next wave of solutions to meet our customers' most pressing business needs."  

Prior to joining Digital Realty, Ms. Liebo was the Chief Marketing Officer at Q2E, where she led their rebranding and helped shape their next generation product.  Previously, Ms. Liebo was Vice President of Global Partner Marketing at Cisco, where she earlier served as Vice President of Services and Service Provider Marketing.  Before joining Cisco, she held several leadership and executive roles at HP.  Ms. Liebo holds an MBA from the University of Berkeley Haas School of Business and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida. 

"Digital Realty is fundamentally changing the way companies source and consume data center solutions," said Ms. Liebo.  "I am very excited about the opportunities that lie ahead and look forward to working closely with Dan and the entire Digital Realty team to lead a new era of growth for the company and the broader industry." 

About Digital Realty

Digital Realty supports the data center, colocation and interconnection strategies of more than 2,300 firms across its secure, network-rich portfolio of data centers located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.  Digital Realty's clients include domestic and international companies of all sizes, ranging from financial services, cloud and information technology services, to manufacturing, energy, gaming, life sciences and consumer products.  www.digitalrealty.com

For Additional Information / Media Inquiries:
Clive Over
Director, Public Relations
Digital Realty
(415) 848-9456
[email protected]

Wilson Craig
SVP/GM
Mindshare PR
(408) 516-6182
[email protected]

Investor Relations:
John J. Stewart
Digital Realty
(415) 738-6500
[email protected]

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SOURCE Digital Realty

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