Elea Data Centers, Brazil\u2019s leading sustainable digital infrastructure platform and the first to deploy Artificial Intelligence at scale in Latin America, announced the appointment of Fernando Madureira as its new Director of Engineering Design & Expansion.<\/p>\n
Madureira brings more than three decades of experience in mission-critical engineering and infrastructure, including ten years as an executive at Deerns. Over the course of his career, he has led some of the largest hyperscale data center projects in the region, earning recognition for his technical expertise and leadership in complex builds.<\/p>\n
Reporting directly to Philippe Vivia, Chief Operations Officer (COO), Madureira will oversee Elea\u2019s design and infrastructure development areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cFernando\u2019s deep experience in the design and construction of hyperscale data centers across Latin America will be instrumental as we execute our ambitious expansion plans and maintain the highest standards of quality and performance,\u201d said Vivia, who oversees key verticals including Construction and Operations.<\/p>\n
Madureira joins Elea at a pivotal moment, as the company advances the construction of Rio AI City, a visionary IA and cloud data center campus designed to reach 3.2 GW of total capacity within Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Olympic Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cFernando is an exceptional professional who combines strong technical acumen with a strategic, long-term business vision grounded in sustainability\u2014qualities that align perfectly with the scale and ambition of our current and future projects,\u201d said Alessandro Lombardi, Chairman of Elea.<\/p>\n
In addition to his new role at Elea, Madureira serves as Technical Director of the Brazilian Data Center Association (ABDC), where he contributes to shaping national standards and policies for the IT infrastructure sector.<\/p>\n
About Elea Data Centers<\/strong> Elea Data Centers, Brazil\u2019s leading sustainable digital infrastructure platform and the first to deploy Artificial Intelligence at scale in Latin America, announced the appointment of Fernando Madureira as its new Director of Engineering Design & Expansion. Madureira brings more than three decades of experience in mission-critical engineering and infrastructure, including ten years as an executive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":6944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases-3n"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nHeadquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Elea Data Centers is Latin America\u2019s pioneering data center infrastructure platform on a mission to accelerate a responsible digital economy from the Edge to the Hyperscale. Powered by 100% renewable energy and supported by Goldman Sachs in addition to local financial institutions, Elea operates a nationwide network of nine interconnected data center campuses in the most critical cities of Brazil, with the capacity and scale to accommodate the high-density cloud and AI deployment needs of Big Techs and large global or local enterprises. Elea is the world\u2019s bridgeway to Brazil, coupling local market expertise with high-performance solutions that ensure your business\u2019s successful entry into LATAM. For more information, visit www.eleadatacenters.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"