Serene Nah has been hired as Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific by Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud- and carrierneutral data centre, colocation, and interconnection solutions. Serene will be the team leader for Digital Realty's Asia Pacific division as they work to extend the global data centre platform's reach and provide Platform DIGITAL TM, the biggest gathering place for businesses, technologies, and data, to the area. Serene brings to Digital Realty a wealth of expertise in pan-Asian infrastructure real estate and technology investing.
She previously worked at Kerry Properties as the company's executive director and chief financial officer, where she was in charge of the company's finances, corporate growth, strategy, and operations. She held the position of Head of Portfolio Management at Silverlake Partners, a global technology private equity firm, in Asia before that. Serene spent ten years at General Electric in several capacities where she polished her talents in finance, mergers & acquisitions, and business transformation. CFO of GE Capital Greater China was her final position at GE.
"I am delighted to have Serene on board. Her breadth of financial advisory experience and knowledge across real estate and technology industries will greatly augment our capabilities in the region as we continue to grow and provide the global platform that is the bedrock of our customers' digital initiatives globally", said Digital Realty President & Chief Executive Officer, Andy Power. Serene Nah added, "It is an exciting time to join Digital Realty's team in what is set to become the largest data center region in the world.
"Serene brings to digital realty a wealth of expertise in pan-asian infrastructure real estate and technology investing"
I join a global industry leader that provides the world's largest trusted digital space for businesses to collaborate. I look forward to working with our partners, customers, and team to drive growth and broaden our offerings to support the emerging needs of the Asia Pacific region and enable the world's continued digital transformation". Serene earned an executive MBA from KelloggHKUST and a bachelor's degree in business from The Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. Singapore will serve as her home base.