Tonquint Data Center Inc., a St. George-based data center provider serving emerging markets, has announced the appointment of Jim Buie as its CEO. Buie brings more than two decades of experience in the digital infrastructure and technology sector, having previously held leadership positions at Ark Data Centers (formerly Involta), Flexential (formerly ViaWest), Comcast and AT&T.
“Jim Buie is an invaluable addition to the Tonaquint executive team. We’re confident that his exemplary leadership and expertise will elevate Tonaquint to even greater heights as a premier data center solution provider,” said Kanan Joshi, a Tonaquint board member. “We look forward to a brand-new chapter of growth and expansion, continuing to create lasting value for our customers and partners.”
In a statement, Buie emphasized Tonaquint’s flexibility in addressing the evolving needs of enterprise businesses with a special focus on delivering cutting-edge innovations, like liquid cooling technology.
“I am honored to step into the role of CEO at Tonaquint,” said Buie. “As we move forward, we are taking a modern approach to data center solutions, focusing on cutting-edge technologies, while sustaining our reliability and resiliency, and solving our customers’ power, compute and capacity challenges.”
Tonaquint owns and operates data centers and provides cloud services in St. George; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Boise, Idaho, with available inventory and expansion capability at all locations.
Buie holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from Florida State University and an MBA from the University of Colorado.