Marc Naese was appointed Vice President of Panduit’s Data Center Business unit in September, 2015. The Data Center Business unit delivers a comprehensive suite of offerings that leverage rich technology partnerships and Panduit’s data center converged infrastructure portfolio. Marc provides leadership and oversight of a dynamic team that is responsible for developing the global data center business strategy, vision and execution of all key strategic initiatives across this functional business area. He is also a member of Panduit’s Executive Leadership Team.

Throughout Marc’s ten years at Panduit, he has played a critical role in the company’s technology strategy by researching and implementing leading edge technologies that provide competitive differentiation for Panduit in the markets the company serves. One example is his contribution to the company’s global collaboration capabilities through an improved unified communications infrastructure.

Marc holds a degree in business management from Eastern Illinois University and a MBA from Olivet Nazarene University. Marc has actively participated and presented to audiences at various industry events such as the Gartner Data Center Summit, Data Center Sustainability Summit, AFCOM, and Data Center Dynamics. He has also been a key contributor to industry publications and webinars such as Security Executive magazine, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, tmcnet, and greendatacenternews.org. Some of his hobbies include golfing and marine aquaria.
He is located in Panduit’s world headquarters in Tinley Park, Illinois.