OUR TEAM

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Mike Meyer

Mike Meyer

CEO/Managing Director

Mike has 25+ years experience across digital infrastructure, data center, IT, telecoms and construction businesses.

Dave Pye

Dave Pye

Chairman

Dave is a recognised business leader with a 25-year background in the professional services and recruitment sector.

Sanjeev Khanna

Sanjeev Khanna

Strategic Advisor

Sanjeev is a recognized digital infrastructure business leader with 30 years’ experience across businesses such as Intel, Microsoft and Oracle.

“I would highly recommend Peter without hesitation. He went above and beyond to ensure I was prepared for interviews and provided an approachable but professional service.”

– FAISAL A., DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT KAO DATA

OUR PARTNERS

Ben Wilkes

Ben Wilkes

Global Partner

Ben has been aligned with the global data centre space for 25+ years

Dr. Terri Simpkin

Dr. Terri Simpkin

Australasia Partner

Terri is a forward-thinking academic, consultant, public speaker, educator and co-author of the world’s first Master’s Degree in Data Center Leadership and Management.

Gary Buckley

Gary Buckley

Partner

Gary brings more than 25 years of executive search expertise across the Retail, Leisure, Hospitality, and Consumer sectors. He has built his career partnering with founders, boards, and investors to place senior leaders and board-level talent at some of the UK’s most recognisable brands.

Julie Tan

Julie Tan

APAC Partner

Julie has 25+ years’ experience in Asia Pacific HR, in particular Recruitment and Rewards.

Paul Cutcliffe

Paul Cutcliffe

Global Partner

Paul is an Executive Search specialist with 25+ years experience headhunting across multiple sectors.

Peter Hannaford

Peter Hannaford

Senior Partner

Peter received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from Datacloud in Monaco for “outstanding achievement spanning one’s entire career”.

Pieter Meissenheimer

Pieter Meissenheimer

UAE Partner

Pieter is a finance professional with 15+ years’ experience with a specific focus on cloud solution integration.

“Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.”

— STEVE JOBS

OUR ASSOCIATES

Adelle Desouza

Adelle Desouza

Adelle’s created and led an award winning early careers function for an international telco firm.

Prof. Ian Bitterlin

Prof. Ian Bitterlin

Ian is a Chartered Engineer with more than 27 years’ experience in data center power and cooling. He has been awarded ‘Outstanding Contribution to the DC Industry’ twice, by Data Centres Europe in ’09 and by DataCenterDynamics in ’15.

Tony Day

Tony Day

Tony is a Chartered Architect and Mechanical Engineer with broad experience in both the engineering and construction industries and has been responsible for the planning, design, and construction of over six million sqft of data center space.

Portman has a network of senior executives who bring a wealth of experience to assist organisations with Interim, Executive & Non Executive Search, Board Advisory and Consultancy. Our network covers a wide range of disciplines & skillsets, selected to provide a full service to Digital Infrastructure Leaders around the world.