Equinix appoints Ireen Go-Catane as Managing Director in the Philippines

Equinix has appointed industry veteran Ireen Go-Catane as Managing Director for the Philippines, effective November 9, 2026. Go-Catane will oversee local business operations, focusing on infrastructure expansion to meet rising demand for cloud and artificial intelligence services.

Go-Catane joins Equinix from Schneider Electric Philippines, where she served as country president. Her professional background includes leadership roles at Microsoft, IBM, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, and NTT Philippines.

Since entering the Philippine market in 2025, Equinix has established three data center facilities in Manila. These sites provide over 1,000 cabinets of capacity and host four of the capital’s primary internet exchanges. These local nodes are part of a broader Southeast Asian network that includes facilities in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, designed to connect local businesses to global cloud and AI ecosystems.