Our Team Brings Together Renowned Industry Leaders from Hyperscale Companies

Rowan was established in November 2020 to support our hyperscale data center partners in meeting their development needs sustainably.
Our build-to-suit offering allows us to customize our solutions and provide our partners the flexibility to scale fast. We are actively developing multiple, strategically located sites across the U.S. to host next-generation, mission-critical, hyperscale data centers.

Deep Knowledge & Expertise
We offer decades of developer, builder and hyperscale data center delivery experience. We have assembled an industry-leading team that spans the data center project life cycle, including:
- Energy infrastructure & procurement
- Site origination
- Land acquisition & development
- Innovative commercial structuring
- Economic development & government affairs
- Design & engineering
- Construction
- Project finance
- Facility operations
- Asset & strategic portfolio management
- Sustainability
- Community engagement
Meet Our Leadership

Charley Daitch
Chief Executive Officer

Dan McNary, PE
Chief Data Center Officer

Sebastian Kurian
Chief Legal Officer
Sebastian Kurian is our Chief Legal Officer. Sebastian joined us from Google, where he served as Senior Counsel, focusing on data center site selection, acquisition, development, operations, power procurement, energy and utilities infrastructure, energy public policy, sustainability, economic development, community affairs, public relations, marketing, and colocation leasing. Prior to Google, Sebastian was the first utilities lawyer for Amazon Web Services. During his decade at Google and Amazon, Sebastian closed nearly 10 GWs of clean energy power purchases across five continents for the two largest corporate buyers of renewables in the world. Earlier in his career, Sebastian was the Assistant General Counsel of Clark Construction, one of the oldest and largest building and civil construction firms in the U.S. and a commercial real estate, construction and transactional finance associate at Amlaw 200 law firms. Sebastian graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland School of Law with honors and completed Yale's Financing and Deploying Clean Energy Certificate Program.

Kevin Mammel
Chief Financial Officer

Julie Bixby
Senior Director, Site Origination

Danny Clapps
Director, Project Management

Gary Cudmore
Senior Vice President, Sustainable Engineering & Construction
Gary Cudmore is our head of Sustainable Engineering & Construction. Gary brings over 35 years of international experience in the design, engineering, and construction of energy efficient, high-reliability and resilient data centers. Gary has strong leadership and project management skills, as well as experience maneuvering complex technical solutions and owner project requirements. Before joining Rowan, Gary provided subject matter expertise for organizations such as IBM, Dell, and Unysis. His international experience includes projects in Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, U.K., Ireland, India, South Korea, and Thailand.

Patrick Dillow
Senior Director, Energy and Water Strategy

Xiomara Gerlach
Senior Director, Site Development
Xiomara Gerlach is our green infrastructure development leader. She plays a critical role in acquiring and developing suitable sites to serve our data center clients. Xiomara or “Xio” as she likes to be called, brings over 15 years of experience in the renewable energy and green data center development arenas. She has led projects from inception to completion totaling in hundreds of MW of wind and solar generation power. She actively engages with various stakeholders, including government bodies, local communities, utilities, and our clients, to build positive relationships and outcomes.

Kirstin Gunderson
Vice President, Business Operations & People

Mark Guymon
Vice President, Business Development

Kyle Hoover
Senior Director, Engineering

Brian Huard
Vice President, Critical Operations

J.D. Lambert, LEED AP BD+C, GGP, Fitwel Ambassador, Associate AIA
Director, Sustainable Practices

Mark McKeon, CHST, CSP
Senior Director, Safety

Tim McGuire
Senior Director, Project Finance

Guillermo Portillo
Senior Director, Construction

Martin Romo
Senior Director, Economic Development & Policy
Martin Romo is an economic development, real estate, and public policy professional with over a decade of experience in the public and private sector. He is experienced in community development, government affairs, real estate development feasibility, and site selection for industrial-scale infrastructure projects within data center markets. Martin holds a master's degree in Economic Development from Cornell University. Prior to joining Rowan, Martin was a member of the Economic Development Team at Meta, supporting the development of several hyperscale data centers in the United States.

Mia Sanchez-O’Dell
Director, People & Culture
Offices
DENVER, HQ
1800 Wazee Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
SEATTLE
1700 Westlake Ave N
Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98109
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DENVER, HQ
1800 Wazee Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
SEATTLE
1700 Westlake Ave N
Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98109