DG Matrix has appointed Deepak Thakkar, Ph.D., as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), strengthening its executive leadership as demand grows for next-generation power infrastructure supporting AI data centers.
Thakkar will lead the company’s commercial strategy and customer engagement, helping accelerate the global adoption of DG Matrix’s Interport™ solid-state transformer platform. He brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across the data center ecosystem, spanning silicon, cybersecurity, manufacturing, power, thermal management and infrastructure. His previous leadership roles include Neos Partners, Boyd Corporation, Electrical Components International (ECI), Flex, Intel, McAfee and Silicon Graphics.
The appointment comes as AI workloads are transforming how data centers are designed and powered. As enterprises deploy increasingly GPU-intensive infrastructure, operators are under pressure to improve energy efficiency, accelerate deployment timelines and manage growing power demands. These challenges are creating opportunities for new approaches to electrical infrastructure that can simplify deployment while supporting higher-performance computing environments.
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This shift is also expanding the role of commercial leadership. Beyond driving revenue growth, executives are increasingly responsible for building strategic relationships with hyperscalers, colocation providers, utilities and infrastructure partners while helping customers navigate rapidly evolving AI infrastructure requirements.
According to DG Matrix, Thakkar will lead the company’s commercial organization and deepen relationships across the global data center ecosystem as it expands deployment of the Interport platform. The company says the platform is designed to simplify power architecture by consolidating multiple electrical components while reducing deployment timelines and improving energy efficiency.
Thakkar’s appointment reflects a broader trend across the AI infrastructure market, where experienced commercial leaders are becoming increasingly important in bridging technological innovation with large-scale enterprise adoption.
