About us

Integrated lifecycle data center services starts and ends with us

With the most comprehensive range of professional services for data centers, we can provide excellence across the four stages of design, build, operate and refresh. We can be your life-long ally from end-to-end.

Our mission

We provide comprehensive and integrated lifecycle services for data centers.

With a commitment to quality, precision, innovation, technology and sustainability,
we empower people and the industry’s ecosystem. Our goal is to transform data center operations worldwide through greater efficiencies, sharing knowledge, realizing demonstrable value and building long-term relationships.

Delivering sustainable outcomes starts and ends with us.

Our values

Why it starts and ends with us

Be outstanding

Our mission is to provide excellent service / excellence to our people, our customers and our suppliers in all that we do - with speed, purpose and no compromise on quality.

Make it happen

We foster a culture of ownership - where our customers and colleagues can trust us to be responsible for our actions - where we will not only own our tasks but will go above and beyond.

Build together

Our goal is performance through teamwork, collaboration, and creation of a nurturing people focused environment - where integrity and personal growth is at the heart of all our actions. We are committed to a culture of inclusivity & respect - where our voices are heard and our differences celebrated.

One shared voice

We speak one shared Salute language - but with respect for multiple 'accents'. Inclusive and authentic communication will be the foundation for creating and building trust with each other, with our partners and with our customers.

Our leadership team

Together our team are innovative thinkers, realistic visionaries, and results-focused people so that our customers feel safe in the knowledge that anything is possible. To build on the concept of lasting legacy in the digital infrastructure arena, we are passionate about maintaining a reputation for setting high standards – from recruiting the best talent to ensuring world-class and scalable service delivery that starts and ends with us.

Erich Sanchack

Chief Executive Officer

Clarence Philipneri

Chief Financial Officer

Lee Kirby

Co-founder & Chairman

Jason Okroy

Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Mike Jones

Executive Vice President, Global Operations & CTO

Steve Jackman

General Counsel

Michael Nimeth

EVP Global Sales and Solutioning

Mark Reynolds

President, Americas & Chief Customer Officer

Chris Benson

Iconicx Services - Principal

Stefanie Crichton

Iconicx Services - Principal

Clive Fotheringham

Vice President of Operations, EMEA

Sonda Kolodzinski

Executive Vice President of Business Operations, Compliance and Sustainability

Ryan Buhk

Executive Vice President of Human Resources

Andrew Sparks

Chief of Staff

A trusted partner for mature operators & new market entrants

For over a decade, Salute’s comprehensive data center services have been at the forefront of data center growth and transformation, offering a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to empower the world’s digital economy.

For hyperscale, established colocation and market leading enterprises, our services span all aspects of the data center’s lifecycle.

Corescale Data Centers
Compass Datacenters
digital realty
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