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David Bate

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Senior Vice President, Sales at Equinix
📍 Singapore, Singapore

David Bate is the Senior Vice President of Sales for Equinix in the Asia-Pacific region. His career includes leadership roles as Vice President at VMware and IBM, where he specialized in cloud, hybrid cloud, and middleware. He holds degrees in Engineering and Commerce from the University of Canterbury and Victoria University of Wellington.

He recently celebrated the launch of JK1, Equinixs first data center in Indonesia, a key asset for the nations digital infrastructure.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President, Sales
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Singapore, Singapore
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AI Infrastructure
Recently spoke at Equinix Engage in Singapore about future-proofing AI infrastructure and unlocking its transformative potential for businesses.
APAC Market Expansion
He is leading Equinix's growth in Southeast Asia, including the recent launch of the company's first data center in Indonesia (JK1).
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Senior Vice President, Sales
Equinix
9-2018 - 6-2022
Vice President, Cloud
VMware
1-2016 - 9-2017
Vice President, Hybrid Cloud, Asia Pacific
IBM
1-2015 - 12-2015
Vice President, Middleware, Asia Pacific
IBM
1-2014 - 12-2014
Vice President, Software Sales & Operations, Asia Pacific
IBM
In the press

Media appearances

Getting to Know our Asia-Pacific Leader – David Bate. Featured in Equinix Blog (Interconnections)
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David Bate, Author at Interconnections – The Equinix Blog. Featured in Equinix Blog (author page)
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Education
1990 - 1995
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Victoria University of Wellington
1985 - 1987
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng
University of Canterbury
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