Bob Hicks named chief operating officer at Norwalk’s 365 Data Centers

Norwalk’s 365 Data Centers has hired Bob Hicks as chief operating officer (COO), a newly created position at the company.

In his new job, Hicks will oversee all operating and customer service functions related to 365’s data centers, network, and cloud regions. Hicks previously took on the COO role at Data Based Systems International (DBSi), a regional colocation provider. Earlier in his career, he held operating and customer-facing senior leadership positions at Xand, TierPoint and Recovery Point Systems.

“Having worked with Bob for many years at Xand and TierPoint, I am confident that his customer solutions approach will immediately contribute to our customer growth, operating efficiency, and resiliency,” said Bob DeSantis, CEO of 365. “This appointment not only rounds out 365’s highly effective senior leadership team, which has been responsible for the company’s success to date, but also enables me to primarily focus on the future needs of our customers, growth and expansion capital, and strategic initiatives.”