DG Matrix, a provider of solid-state transformer solutions for data centers, has appointed Deepak Thakkar, Ph.D., as Chief Commercial Officer as the company looks to expand the global deployment of its Interport™ platform across AI and conventional data center infrastructure.
In the newly created role, Thakkar will lead the company’s commercial strategy and customer engagement initiatives, with a focus on scaling adoption of the Interport platform among hyperscalers, colocation providers and data center developers. He will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Haroon Inam.
The appointment comes as data center operators continue investing in next-generation power infrastructure to support the rapid growth of artificial intelligence workloads, which are driving higher power densities, greater cooling requirements and increased demand for energy-efficient electrical systems.
Thakkar brings more than 25 years of experience across the data center infrastructure ecosystem, covering power, thermal management, manufacturing and enterprise technology.
Before joining DG Matrix, he served as Chief Commercial Officer for portfolio companies in the data center thermal management practice of Neos Partners, where he led commercial operations and helped expand infrastructure opportunities.
Earlier, he was Vice President of Sales at Boyd Corporation, overseeing growth initiatives across mission-critical thermal management markets before the company’s thermal management business was acquired by Eaton (NYSE: ETN) as part of a $9.5 billion transaction.
He also served as President of Global Sales at Electrical Components International (ECI), where he led commercial strategies that contributed to the company’s $2 billion exit.
Earlier in his career, Thakkar spent nearly a decade at Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX) as Vice President of Business Development. There, he managed executive relationships with original equipment manufacturers across North America, Europe, South Korea and India while overseeing more than $2 billion in annual outsourced manufacturing revenue.
His previous leadership roles also include positions at Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), McAfee, and Silicon Graphics, where he worked across data center and enterprise technology businesses.
Commenting on his appointment, Thakkar said the data center industry has traditionally optimized individual infrastructure layers such as processors, cooling systems and power independently.
He said DG Matrix’s Interport platform stands out by integrating those functions at the rack level, creating an opportunity to simplify infrastructure while improving operational efficiency.
According to the company, the Interport platform consolidates up to 15 electrical components into four. The design is intended to reduce energy consumption and cooling requirements while lowering the total cost of ownership to roughly one-half to two-thirds that of conventional power architectures.
DG Matrix said the platform can also shorten deployment timelines from the industry’s typical 18 to 24 months to about six months. By reducing the number of electrical components, the company aims to improve system reliability and reduce potential failure points in mission-critical data center environments.
Chief Executive Officer Haroon Inam said Thakkar’s experience across multiple layers of the data center ecosystem would support the company’s commercial expansion.
He said the Interport platform is designed to integrate seamlessly with rack-level infrastructure and that Thakkar’s commercial background would help strengthen the company’s go-to-market strategy as deployments accelerate.
As Chief Commercial Officer, Thakkar will oversee the expansion of DG Matrix’s commercial organization while strengthening relationships with global cloud providers, colocation operators and data center developers. The appointment comes as the company seeks to capitalize on growing demand for power-efficient infrastructure driven by the expansion of AI data centers worldwide.
