Sustainability Magazine February 2019 | Page 15

Andrew Schaap
USA innovation before I arrived , providing a solid foundation for growth and further performance improvements ,” explains Schaap . “ As a rule of thumb , I believe that if you have more than three tasks per day , then you usually fail at them . The human brain works just like a computer because you ’ re always switching to different tasks . I made sure that when I joined that I really focused the entire organization on a key vision , mission , and focus that we were going to pursue moving forward . As a result of this , we ’ ve enjoyed some significant success in the last 18 months , growing the company by more than 1000 %.”
Such success has been achieved with the company paying close attention to how it conducts its business on the infrastructure side , as well as choosing to operate in an alternative way to its competitors in a bid to stay ahead . “ We
EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Andrew Schaap

A data center , IT , private equity and real estate executive with over 20 years of complex transactional experience and multidisciplinary senior leadership , Chief Executive Officer Andrew Schaap , is dedicated to accelerating the development of Aligned Energy ’ s business objectives as demand for its adaptive data center approach continues to exceed expectations . Andrew is responsible for business growth and promoting the availability of Aligned Energy ’ s data center and build-to-scale solutions to cloud , telecom , enterprise and managed service providers . With a thorough understanding of the evolving data center market , Andrew is responsible for cultivating an ecosystem of innovation that advances Aligned Energy ’ s commitment to reducing the social , economic and environmental impact of the digital era .
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