- Company veteran Todd
Grabowski appointed to lead new global organization
focused on delivering integrated data center solutions
- Grabowski to report directly to Chairman and CEO
George Oliver
CORK,
Ireland, June 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson
Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and
sustainable buildings, today announced the creation of a dedicated
Global Data Center Solutions organization, focused
specifically on operationalizing Johnson Controls' global scale to
provide integrated solutions to data center customers around
the world in support of the company's business segments.
Todd Grabowski, president, Global
Data Center Solutions, will lead the Global Data Center Solutions
organization, reporting directly to Chairman and CEO George Oliver.
"Over the last few years, we have been investing and building
momentum in the data center market to establish Johnson Controls'
leading position. It is clear our offering is resonating with
customers, and we are now taking further steps to capture the
growth opportunity ahead of us," said Oliver. "Todd and his team
will prioritize offering our full suite of smart building
technologies—coupling our unique set of energy-efficient,
sustainable, and safe data center solutions with unmatched
service—to meet increasing demand and drive Johnson Controls'
continued growth and value creation."
Johnson Controls' products and solutions are already widely used
in the most demanding data centers in the world. The company has a
unique portfolio of integrated solutions that help minimize costs,
maximize efficiency, and optimize timing for data center
owners. JCI is well-positioned to capitalize on rapidly
increasing demand in the emerging data center market due to
its relentless innovation efforts and inherent strategic
advantages, including:
- Creating leading technologies around a broad range
of air-cooled and water-cooled chillers to support the continued
growth in cooling demand;
- Investing in R&D and world-class test
laboratories to design, build, test and demonstrate
performance of equipment and accelerate the pace of innovation;
and
- Building leading domain expertise to provide
complete package solutions that drive outcomes while providing
service for the entire life cycle of the asset.
"Solving customer problems today and in the future is what we do
best at Johnson Controls. We have optimized our investments and
solutions to ensure we are uniquely qualified to provide the
differentiated outcomes data center customers need and expect from
an industry leader like Johnson Controls," said Grabowski. "Our
global footprint allows us to scale and deploy these solutions
wherever they are needed and earn long-term connection with those
customers through our unparalleled service offerings."
Grabowski has more than 30 years of experience at Johnson
Controls, most recently as vice president and general
manager, HVACR. He will continue to lead that portfolio in his
expanded role. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical
Engineering from Michigan State
University.
To learn more about Johnson Controls Data Center Solutions,
visit: https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/industries/data-centers
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