NEXTDC Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Stephen M. Smith to the NEXTDC board as non-executive director, effective 1 July 2019. Mr. Smith brings a deep background in managing market leading technology businesses with particular expertise in the data centre industry. He served as CEO and President of Equinix Inc. for over a decade (2007-2018), transforming it into the clear industry leader in the internet infrastructure sector and the enterprise data centre platform in the world.