Data centre development & operations
Our team brings together development and operational expertise to connect customer requirements with resilient design, maintainability and service readiness.
Experience thatworks together.
Data centre leadership, capital markets and large-project delivery. An integrated team with experience across the UK and GCC, supported by specialist advisors.
01 / Our people
Aaditya Chintalapati
Co-founder & CEO
Aaditya leads SparkDCS’s strategy, capital structuring and investor relationships. His background includes structured finance and mergers and acquisitions at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Pareto, followed by Waldorf Production in the energy sector. He brings capital markets and energy-sector experience to the development of the platform.
At SparkDCS, his focus is the connection between the development plan and its commercial structure. This brings financing, phasing and technical requirements into the same conversation with partners and investors. His transaction experience complements the team’s engineering and delivery expertise, helping frame the decisions that take a project from initial assessment through the development cycle.
02 / Our people
Doug Loewe
Technical Advisor
Doug is the former Chief Executive Officer of Kao Data, the UK developer and operator of data centres for AI and high-performance computing. His career includes Macquarie, Virtus, Yondr, Interxion, Rackspace and Cable & Wireless, spanning data centre development, operations and infrastructure investment.
He brings a sector leadership perspective to SparkDCS’s development approach. That experience connects the requirements of future users with the design and operation of digital infrastructure. As an advisor, Doug contributes to the platform’s understanding of how data centre businesses and facilities serve their customers, complementing the team’s energy, finance and delivery backgrounds.
03 / Our people
Kumi Thiruchelvam
Commercial Advisor
Kumi is Chief Commercial Officer of MyVoice AI and co-founder of Crypto Quantique. He was previously Senior Director, Strategic Business Development at Broadcom and Vice President, Business Development at BT. A Chartered Engineer, he combines technical understanding with commercial leadership in technology and communications.
His experience spans Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas, and he advises and mentors UK deep-technology start-ups. Kumi brings a perspective on the applications and organisations that depend on digital infrastructure. His advisory contribution connects engineering capability with commercial adoption, adding to the team’s understanding of the evolving needs of technology businesses.
04 / Our people
Yves Blechner
Financial Advisor
Yves is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of 44 Hill Capital Management, a London-based credit investment manager established in 2025. He was previously a portfolio manager in the Global High Yield and Credit Opportunities team at Man GLG, a Director in special-situations credit at Deutsche Bank and a Director in European fundamental credit at BlackRock, having started his career at Davidson Kempner.
He holds a BA in Economics from Yale University and a diploma from the Sorbonne. Yves brings a credit investor’s perspective to SparkDCS, informing how financing, capital structure and risk allocation are framed for lenders and investors as the platform moves through each development phase.
Team capabilitySpecialists across the
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whole development.
Across our team and specialist network, complementary disciplines work together around one development brief.
Energy, power & heat networks
Specialists across our team and network shape grid and private-wire strategies, energy infrastructure and practical heat-recovery interfaces.
Real estate, land & planning
Land, property and planning capability informs site assessment, assembly, consent strategy and the relationship between each development and its surroundings.
Engineering, construction & MEP delivery
Large-project engineering and delivery experience across the UK and GCC turns the development brief into coordinated construction, mechanical, electrical and plumbing programmes.
Capital markets & structured finance
Capital markets and structured-finance experience aligns phasing, procurement and investment requirements with a coherent commercial plan.
Technology & commercial partnerships
Technology and commercial specialists connect infrastructure strategy with future users, delivery partners and the organisations shaping digital demand.
Development perspective
The team works across the whole development cycle, from site and power through planning, design, financial close and ready for service.
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