REYKJAVÍK, Iceland, June 5, 2025 – atNorth has announced the appointment of Janne Sigurdsson as chief sustainability and compliance officer. With a background in strategy and management, Janne will ensure that atNorth’s sustainability, security, compliance, IT and business process management initiatives receive executive level direction.
As atNorth expands to meet growing demand for sustainable infrastructure, the company remains focused on maintaining strong security, governance, and environmental practices. Janne’s background in global supply chain and operations will support the integration of these priorities into the company’s long-term growth strategy.
“Janne Sigurdsson’s proven track record in results driven management combined with her honest, people focused approach makes her ideally suited to taking us to the next level in sustainability, security and compliance”, says Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson, CEO at atNorth. “We are delighted to welcome her to our collaborative team”.
Prior to joining atNorth, Janne spent 8 years at Marel, a global provider of advanced food processing solutions, as vice president of supply chain. She has also held key positions, including global CIO and managing director, Iceland, at aluminum production business Alcoa Inc. Janne holds a master’s degree in mathematics and computer science.
“I am very excited to join atNorth at this pivotal moment in its ongoing expansion”, says Sigurdsson. “The business is at the forefront of sustainability and truly values the power of employee engagement. I look forward to taking part in atNorth’s journey of innovation and self-improvement as we continue to deliver responsible operational excellence”.
Source: atNorth
About atNorth
atNorth is a Nordic data center services company that offers sustainable, cost-effective, scalable colocation and high-performance computing services trusted by industry-leading organizations. The business acquired the leading high-performance computing (HPC) provider, Gompute, in 2023, enabling a compelling full stack offering tailored to AI and other critical high-performance workloads. With sustainability at its core, atNorth’s data centers run on renewable energy and support circular economy principles. All atNorth sites use innovative design, power efficiency, and smart operations to provide long-term infrastructure and flexible colocation deployments. The custom solutions help businesses calculate, simulate, train, and visualize data workloads in an efficient, cost-optimized way. atNorth is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, and operates seven data centers in strategic locations across the Nordics, with additional sites set to open in Helsinki, Finland, in Q1 2025, and Ballerup, Denmark, in Q2 2025. Its tenth site is under construction in Kouvola, Finland, and its eleventh site will be in Ølgod, Denmark. The business has also secured land for a future mega site in the Sollefteå Municipality in Sweden.