CyrusOne has appointed Bob Hennegan as Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations, bringing in a veteran executive from Meta Platforms as the data center operator expands to meet growing hyperscale and AI infrastructure demand.
Hennegan most recently served as Vice President for Global Data Center Facility Operations at Meta, where he helped oversee one of the world’s largest data center fleets supporting social media, AI training, cloud-scale computing, and digital services. At CyrusOne, he will lead U.S. operations with responsibility for reliability, scalability, and operational performance across the company’s expanding portfolio of data centers. Prior to Meta, Hennegan served as a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, managing large-scale mission-critical organizations.
The appointment comes as CyrusOne accelerates development of new capacity for hyperscale cloud and AI customers. The company operates more than 60 data centers across North America, Europe, and Japan and has increasingly focused on large-scale campuses designed for AI workloads. CyrusOne said Hennegan will help drive operational consistency and execution as customer demand for digital infrastructure continues to increase.
• Former Vice President of Global Data Center Facility Operations at Meta
• Will lead all U.S. operations for CyrusOne
• Focus on reliability, operational excellence, and scalability
• Previously served as a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy
• Appointment aligns with rapid expansion of AI-focused data center infrastructure
“CyrusOne has built a strong foundation and a strong team. I look forward to leading the drive for excellence and efficiency in safe and reliable data center operations,” said Hennegan.
🌐 Analysis
The most notable aspect of this appointment is CyrusOne’s recruitment of a senior operations executive directly from Meta. As hyperscalers race to deploy AI infrastructure, operational expertise has become a critical competitive differentiator. Meta operates one of the industry’s largest and most sophisticated fleets of hyperscale data centers, including facilities optimized for AI training clusters and large-scale GPU deployments. Hennegan’s experience managing those environments gives CyrusOne insight into the operational expectations of hyperscale customers that increasingly require massive power densities, advanced cooling systems, and near-perfect uptime.
The hiring also comes during a period of significant growth and investment for CyrusOne. In May 2026, the company announced a major financing package exceeding $7 billion to support continued global expansion and development of AI-ready data center capacity. Since its 2022 acquisition by investment firms KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners, CyrusOne has expanded aggressively across North America and Europe, targeting hyperscale cloud providers and AI infrastructure deployments. The company has emphasized large-scale campus developments, increased power availability, and sustainability initiatives as part of its roadmap to support next-generation AI workloads.
| Profile: CyrusOne | |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Ownership | KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) (private company) |
| CEO | Eric Schwartz |
| Core Business | Hyperscale, colocation, and build-to-suit data center infrastructure |
| Global Footprint | 60+ data centers across the U.S., Europe, and Japan |
| Primary Customers | Hyperscalers, cloud providers, AI infrastructure operators, and enterprises |
| AI Strategy | Large-scale campuses designed for high-density AI and accelerated computing deployments |
| Recent Milestones | Multi-billion-dollar financing initiatives, European expansion, AI-ready campus developments, Meta operations executive recruitment |
| Key Differentiator | Large-scale hyperscale deployments with substantial power availability for AI workloads |