Paul Cranfield
Partner, VIPA Digital Limited
A chartered energy engineer with over 25-years’ experience of mission critical environments across the aviation, telco, banking, and technology sectors and specialising in Power, Sustainability, Compliance and Operational Risk
Having held senior roles in BAA, WSP, Vodafone, UBS and Digital Realty, Paul has significant experience in design and operational performance of Data Centre facilities. Paul has managed teams of compliance professionals delivering excellence across Energy, Environment, Security, Business Continuity and Supply Chain functions.
With specific focus on the Data Centre sector, VIPA Digital specialises in providing commercial, technical, and operational support to investors, developers, operators, and end-users of Data Centre infrastructure.
With a talented team of professionals, Paul leads the VIPA business on Power and Environment and Social Governance (ESG) to tackle two of the fundamental challenges facing the growth of the Data Centre sector in established and emerging markets.
Paul holds a BEng (Hons) in Energy Engineering and is a member of the Energy Institute (CEng, MinstE).