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Karen Petersburg · AREP · People Behind the Power

In this episode George Bacon sits down with Karen Petersburg, Senior Vice President, Data Center Design & Engineering at AREP, to discuss her career, craft and her read on where the industry is heading.

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Group Business Manager · Metric DCX

calendar_today12 Jun 2026

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George Bacon

Group Business Manager · Metric DCX

George is a Group Business Manager within Metric DCX, specializing in senior appointments across data center development in North America. He partners with leading developers on the hires that carry a project from site selection through to energization and operation or handover.

George knows this market because he’s in it every day, talking to the people who build it. That means clients get a shortlist built on relationships rather than a database search, and candidates get an honest read on where an opportunity actually sits.

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