Stephane Duproz

CEO, Africa Data Centres

Stephane Duproz is CEO at Africa Data Centres, where he oversees the commercial and operational development of the pan-African network of data centre facilities.

While growing Africa Data Centres’ customer base of local and international cloud providers, carriers and enterprises, Stephane also manages the expansion of Africa Data Centres’ network of data centres across the continent.

A highly experienced data centre professional, Stephane has worked for over 20 years in the sector, including over 14 years at TelecityGroup.

Joining Africa Data Centres from Global Switch, where he served as Group Director for Europe. During his time at TelecityGroup, Stephane was Managing Director of its French subsidiary, establishing the company as the most profitable data centre operator in the country.

Stephane has also served as Chairman of the Board for the European Data Centre Association (EUDCA), and acted as Vice President Member of the French Data Centre Association (CESIT).

Born and raised in Africa, Stephane is now based in France and is passionate about the role technology can play in transforming both society and economy.