The Hague, 14 January 2025. International engineering consultancy Deerns announces that strong growth across its data centres, electronics and life sciences business leads to the creation of two new divisions: the Data Centres Division and the Life Sciences & Electronics Division.
As of January 2025, Ricardo Fornari will head up the company’s Data Centre Division and Cosimo Verteramo will focus on the leadership of the new Life Sciences & Electronics Division. Cosimo previously headed up the High Tech & Life Sciences Division, comprising all three sectors.
Speaking of the appointment, Tjerk van der Meer, CEO Deerns Group said: “We are making excellent progress against the ambitious growth targets set for our data centres, life sciences and electronics business. I have no doubt this momentum will continue to grow even further.”
He continues: “Ricardo has shown the strength and depth of his skills in leading our team in Brazil, focusing on Data Centres and Cosimo, now focusing on Life Science and Electronics, has already led the excellent growth in the 3 sectors over the past 3 years.”
These sectors are evolving rapidly and Deerns is committed to helping clients prepare and adapt to changing technology, meet sustainability goals and embed innovation to deliver efficient, flexible and resilient facilities.
Ricardo said: “I’m very proud to head up the data centre division and will ensure we respond rapidly to market demand. Our in-country experts will continue to leverage both local knowledge and global experience to deliver complex data centre projects at pace.”
Cosimo said: “I’m confident that this new business structure enables us to actively support clients in the electronics and life sciences. Our teams offer expertise in these two strategic sectors, designing facilities that meet high standards for cleanrooms and controlled environments.”
Tjerk concludes: “We are very excited about developments in these dynamic sectors, and I have no doubt that Deerns’ impact on the future of data centres, electronics and life sciences design and delivery will continue to grow in magnitude under the new organisational structure into two divisions.”
The Deerns team is involved in major new build of data centres, electronics, and life sciences projects around the world to adapt existing designs and facilities. Deerns clinched top rankings in the Engineering News Record 2024 Global Design Review. Deerns is in the top 15 International Design Firms for Data Centres, the top 50 for critical manufacturing (Life Sciences) and the top 25 for telecommunication, a ranking attributed to its strong position in the microelectronics industry.
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