At a glance
- Cowden succeeds Jerry Kent, who becomes executive chairman of TierPoint's board.
- For investors underwriting TierPoint, the succession leaves the ownership structure unchanged: Kent and Cequel III retain their investments alongside Argo Infrastructure Partners.
- TierPoint has about 100MW of data center capacity due online in 2026, before Cowden takes the role.
TierPoint plans to appoint Craig Cowden as chief executive on Jan. 4, 2027, handing the top job at a colocation operator with about 40 data centers to a former Metronet executive.
Cowden succeeds Jerry Kent, who becomes executive chairman of TierPoint's board. He was most recently chief technology and product officer at Metronet, the US fiber broadband provider, and has also held roles at Charter Communications, Spectrum Mobile, Bright House Networks and Sprint.
For investors underwriting TierPoint, the succession leaves the ownership structure unchanged: Kent and Cequel III retain their investments alongside Argo Infrastructure Partners.
TierPoint has about 100MW of data center capacity due online in 2026, before Cowden takes the role. The company has grown through acquisitions since Cequel bought it in 2012, with sites in 18 US markets, mostly second-tier cities.
Reported by the Data centers & fiber desk from Data Center Dynamics. Published . Corrections