Vantage Data Centers Promotes Michael Stoner to Chief Development Officer, North America
Michael Stoner, Chief Development Officer, North America, Vantage Data Centers • Photo Credit: Vantage Data Centers
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Michael Stoner has been promoted to Chief Development Officer for North America, where he will oversee Vantage Data Centers' development strategy, site selection, and energy planning to support growing AI and cloud infrastructure demand.
DENVER, June 29, 2026 (BUSINESS WATCH GLOBAL) — Vantage Data Centers has promoted Michael Stoner to Chief Development Officer for North America, where he will lead the company's regional development strategy as demand for artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure continues to grow.
In his new role, Stoner will report to Dana Adams, President of North America, and oversee market development, site selection, energy procurement, campus readiness, and preconstruction. The company said he will help align its North American development pipeline with long-term customer demand and business growth objectives.
Stoner has been with Vantage since joining as a consultant in 2014 and most recently served as Senior Vice President of Market Development for North America. He has more than 35 years of experience in data center development, real estate, infrastructure projects, land development, and energy partnerships. Before joining Vantage, he founded Lake Street Ventures and held leadership positions overseeing retail, office, hospitality, and multifamily development projects.
"Michael has played a central role in shaping Vantage's North American development platform over the past decade. His ability to connect customer demand, land strategy, power availability and execution discipline is unmatched as we continue scaling to support the next generation of cloud and AI workloads," said Dana Adams, President, North America, Vantage Data Centers.
"Vantage has built a differentiated platform by combining speed, discipline and a relentless focus on customer success. I'm proud of what our team has accomplished and excited to help lead the next phase of development across North America as we expand capacity, strengthen our energy strategy and continue delivering for our customers," said Michael Stoner.
The leadership appointment comes as Vantage continues expanding its hyperscale data center footprint to meet increasing demand from cloud service providers and artificial intelligence applications.
Vantage Data Centers is a global provider of digital infrastructure serving AI and cloud companies, with operations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
For more information, visit www.vantage-dc.com.
Source: Vantage Data Centers
