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黄伟(William Wei Huang)

黄伟(William Wei Huang)

万国数据创始人、董事长兼首席执行官

Founder, Chairman and CEO, GDS

  William Huang founded GDS in 2001 and serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company. GDS is a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China.

  As an entrepreneur with rich industry experience as well as strong leadership and management capability, William has led GDS with a 22-year track record of service delivery. Under his leadership, GDS has emerged as the largest carrier-neutral data center services provider in China, serving 830 customers.

  With over 100 data centers strategically located throughout China and the SEA region, GDS offers outsourced data center services to hyperscale cloud service providers, large internet companies, financial institutions, telecommunications carriers, IT service providers, and large domestic private sector and multinational corporations.

  On Nov 2nd, 2016, GDS was listed on Nasdaq. On Nov 2nd, 2020, GDS completed a secondary listing on HKEX, representing the benchmark of China’s data center industry.

  Recognizing the potential for growth in Asia, William established GDS's overseas operations headquarters in Singapore in 2021. This move has allowed GDS to develop a strategic Southeast Asia strategy to better serve its clients and contribute to the region's digital economy ecosystem.

  黄伟先生于2001年创立万国数据,现任万国数据董事长兼首席执行官。如今,万国数据已成长为中国领先的高性能数据中心运营商和服务商。

  凭借自身优秀的管理能力、决策力和领导能力,黄伟及其管理团队为万国数据制定了富有前瞻性的发展战略,使得公司由最初服务金融灾备领域的数据中心服务提供商,发展成为一家在国内核心经济枢纽不断扩大规模的高性能数据中心运营商和服务商。

  万国数据作为中国最大的中立第三方数据中心服务提供商,在中国和东南亚地区战略性布局了100多个数据中心。目前万国数据服务830家客户,主要包括超大规模云服务提供商、大型互联网公司、金融机构、电信运营商、IT服务提供商以及国内大型企业和跨国公司。

  2016年11月2日,万国数据成功登陆美国纳斯达克证券交易所(NASDAQ: GDS)。2020年11月2日,公司在香港联交所二次上市(HKEX: 9698),向全世界展示了中国数据中心企业的新高度,也为数据中心行业树立了新标杆。

  2021年,万国数据在新加坡设立了海外总部辐射东南亚业务。这一前瞻举措使得万国数据能够更好地为客户服务,并为东南亚地区的数字经济发展做出贡献。■

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