Guy Willner
InvestorManaging Director, Digital Infrastructure, PE Team at Helios Digital Ventures
Nairobi County, Kenya
About
Guy Willner joined Helios in December 2022 as Managing Director in the Digital Infrastructure Investment Team, with over two decades of experience in data centre development, scaling, and exits across Europe and Africa. He founded IXEurope in 1998, grew it into a 14-site platform across four European countries, listed it on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market in 2006, and sold it to Equinix in 2007, later serving as President of Equinix's European division until 2008. He holds a BSc in Engineering from Oxford Polytechnic (Oxford Brookes University).
Invests in
Data & Infrastructure
Experience
- Helios Investment PartnersManaging Director, Digital Infrastructurecurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- IXAFRICA DATACENTERChairman and Co-foundercurrent2019 — presentNairobi
- AptoSenior Advisorcurrent2024 — presentUnited Kingdom
- International Data Centre GroupExecutive Chairmancurrent2010 — present
- RETNNon Executive Directorcurrent2025 — present
- British Chamber of Commerce KenyaBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentNairobi County, Kenya
- Elea DigitalDirector2022 — 2026São Paulo, Brazil
- IX Acquisition Corp.Chairman2021 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- DC ByteMember Of The Board Of Advisors2019 — 2024London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Digital RealtyNon Executive Director2013 — 2019Athens, Greece
- Flexenclosure ABNon Executive Director2017 — 2019Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- NumecentNon-Executive Director2009 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- Teraco Data EnvironmentsNon-Executive Director2009 — 2015
- IXEurope plcCEO1998 — 2008
- IXEurope plcPresident Europe2007 — 2008
- VivendiBusiness Development1992 — 1998
Skills & more
Data Center99Start-ups70Telecommunications99Business Strategy46Cloud Computing80New Business Development46Mergers15Strategic Partnerships44Business Development99E-commerce14Mobile Devices23Corporate Development17
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Mergers & AcquisitionsDisaster RecoveryVirtualizationChange ManagementManaged ServicesSolution SellingProduct ManagementPrivate EquitySaaSLeadershipStrategyManagementLanguages English · French · German · Hungarian
From Guy's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Teraco Data Environments
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Helios Digital Ventures
Ali-Abbas Punjani
Senior Vice President, PE Team at Helios Digital Ventures
Babatunde Soyoye
Managing Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital Ventures
Christopher North
Partner, Co-Head of Climate Investments at Helios Digital Ventures
Claire Norton
Head of Client Servicing at Helios Digital Ventures
Dennis Aluanga
Partner, Portfolio Operations Group at Helios Digital Ventures
Dominic Leong
Vice President, PE Team at Helios Digital Ventures
Faris Ayoub
Partner, Helios Sports and Entertainment Group at Helios Digital Ventures
Fope Adelowo
Principal, PE Team and Co-Head of Helios Digital Ventures at Helios Digital Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Guy Willner?
- Guy Willner joined Helios in December 2022 as Managing Director in the Digital Infrastructure Investment Team, with over two decades of experience in data centre development, scaling, and exits across Europe and Africa. He founded IXEurope in 1998, grew it into a 14-site platform across four European countries, listed it on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market in 2006, and sold it to Equinix in 2007, later serving as President of Equinix's European division until 2008. He holds a BSc in Engineering from Oxford Polytechnic (Oxford Brookes University).
- Where does Guy Willner work?
- Guy Willner is Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure, PE Team at Helios Digital Ventures.
- What does Guy Willner invest in?
- Guy Willner invests in Data & Infrastructure.
- What boards does Guy Willner sit on?
- Guy Willner holds tracked board seats at Teraco Data Environments.
- Where did Guy Willner go to school?
- Guy Willner studied at Oxford Brookes University (1986, BSc Engineering); John Hampden; John Hampden.
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