AMS-IX Board members, as of December 2019:
| Name | Organisation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bart van der Sloot (chair) | LeaseWeb | ||
| Eric Loos (treasurer) | Gartner | ||
| Michael Ourabah | BSO Network | ||
| Jan Thielemans | EuNetworks | ||
| Bernhard Pusch | Telstra |
AMS-IX Management Team:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Peter van Burgel is a passionate professional with more than 20 years of management experience at various ICT and telecom companies. Since 2018 he is CEO AMS-IX, one of the largest Internet exchanges in the world. Before joining AMS-IX, van Burgel worked as Director of Digital Transformation at Westcon. Peter is particularly interested in the topics Global & IT Business Transformation and Change Management.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Iris started her career in 1995 as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers and subsequently held several senior financial management positions in the media and entertainment industry in the Netherlands and the UK. Prior to joining AMS-IX, Iris worked for 5 years as the CFO at Platform 161 B.V. Iris says: “AMS-IX operates in a rapidly changing environment and I look forward to work with a team of proud professionals and support them in delivering the company’s growth objectives.”
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
At CGI, Mike held several positions since 2004. Mike has a Technical Software Engineering and IT consultancy background which enables him to easily relate to both Information Technology and Technical Infrastructure topics. Mike held the position of Director Consulting Services at CGI Group Inc before joining AMS-IX. He says: “It’s an exciting time to work for AMS-IX. The worlds of Business, IT and connectivity are merging rapidly. I am excited to start and execute the commercial part of the long term strategy of AMS-IX.”
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