Verne appoints Matti Tella as Technical Director

Verne, a provider of sustainable data centre solutions, has announced the appointment of Matti Tella as Technical Director. Based in Helsinki, Tella will be responsible for overseeing Vernes operations in Finland, ensuring the company meets the growing demand for sustainable data centre services amid the AI boom.

Tella brings extensive experience to Verne, having previously worked as Head of the Helsinki Data Centre for Telia. He has also held data centre roles at Nokia and Microsoft, following a long career in the networks and telecommunications industries.

"It’s great to welcome Matti to the team," said Kim Gunnelius, Managing Director and Head of Finland at Verne. "His vast experience across infrastructure, networks, telecommunications, and most importantly, data centres, will be invaluable as we face increasing demand for sustainable solutions amid increasing adoption of AI technologies and other complex compute."

Commenting on his new role, Tella said, "It’s only relatively recently that optimising for sustainability has become a standard practice in the data centre industry. But for Verne, this has been the priority from day one. It’s an honour to work with such competent and capable people right from the very top management down to the operational team on the floor. I’m excited to support Vernes strong growth in Finland as more organisations seek sustainable data centre solutions in the Nordics."

Verne provides sustainable data centre solutions that enable organisations to scale their digital infrastructure while reducing their environmental impact. The company's four Nordic data centres, located in Iceland and Finland, are all powered by 100 percent renewable energy and are engineered for high-intensity workloads. Additionally, Verne's central London data centre is designed for latency and connectivity-sensitive applications.