atNorth's Camilla O'Leary named Co-Chair of iMasons iMWomen EMEA
atNorth has announced that Camilla O'Leary, its Director of Client Management, has been appointed Co-Chair of the Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) iMWomen programme for the EMEA region. The Reykjavík-headquartered Nordic data centre operator said the appointment reflects its broader commitment to workforce development and inclusion across the sector.
iMasons, the global professional association for the digital infrastructure industry, launched iMWomen in 2020. The programme focuses on increasing the visibility and career progression of women at all levels across data centres, cloud infrastructure and related fields. O'Leary has been involved with iMWomen for several years prior to taking the co-chair role.
"I am honoured to step into the role of Co-Chair for iMWomen," O'Leary said. "The digital infrastructure industry is evolving rapidly, and with that comes an incredible opportunity to shape a more inclusive and innovative future."
Suzanne O'Toole, EMEA Regional Chair at iMasons, said O'Leary's ability to build relationships across the industry made her a strong fit for the leadership position.
Role and remit
As Co-Chair, O'Leary will help shape the strategic direction of iMWomen EMEA, work to expand its geographic reach, and develop partnerships intended to drive tangible career outcomes for members. The programme offers mentorship, education and networking, and is designed to serve women at different career stages rather than applying a single model across the community.
The appointment adds to a series of external commitments atNorth has made at the industry level. The company recently became a founding member of Nordic Compass, a pan-Nordic alliance focused on regional competitiveness and resilience. It is also a signatory of the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, a participant in the UN Global Compact, and an active member of the European Data Centre Association.
Market context
The data centre industry faces a well-documented talent shortage that has become more acute as demand for compute capacity accelerates, driven by AI workloads, cloud migration and edge deployments. Workforce diversity is increasingly framed by operators not only as an equity objective but as a practical lever for expanding the available talent pool at a time when skilled infrastructure engineers are in short supply across Europe.
Initiatives such as iMWomen sit alongside broader industry efforts, including those coordinated through the EUDCA and national skills bodies, to attract candidates from a wider range of backgrounds into roles in facilities management, power engineering, network operations and project delivery. Nordic operators such as atNorth occupy a distinctive position in this conversation: Iceland and the broader Nordic region have consistently ranked among the highest globally for gender equality indices, which shapes employer expectations and talent pipeline norms in the sector.
atNorth currently operates eight data centres across the Nordics and has four large-scale sites under development in Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, plus a metro site under construction in Stockholm. The pace of that build-out increases the operational headcount the company will need to recruit and retain over the next several years, giving workforce development programmes a clear commercial rationale alongside their stated social aims.