Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 13, 2026 – Leaseweb, a leading cloud services and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, has today announced the appointment of Bert Stam as Managing Director Netherlands. In his new role, Stam will lead the company’s Dutch operations, building on its strong market momentum and track record of domestic and international growth.
Stam brings more than 30 years of leadership and sales management experience within international technology organisations. He joins Leaseweb from SoftwareONE, where he most recently served as General Manager for its Netherlands business. Prior to that, he held senior roles at Rackspace, including General Manager for Northern Europe, as well as positions at HP.
As Leaseweb Netherlands Managing Director, Stam will focus on further strengthening the company’s leading position in the Dutch market while supporting its wider global expansion. His appointment comes at a time of increasing demand for sovereign-by-design hybrid cloud solutions, as organisations reassess how they build and operate critical digital infrastructure.
Throughout his career, Stam has focused on managing the full customer lifecycle from contracts to service delivery, with particular experience in hybrid cloud infrastructures, managed services and consultancy-led engagements. He is known for building high-performing teams and translating strategic objectives into operational execution, while maintaining a strong emphasis on customer satisfaction and long-term growth.
“Bert brings deep leadership experience and a strong understanding of the hybrid cloud landscape,” said Lex Boost, co-CEO at Leaseweb. “His customer-focused approach and track record of driving growth make him ideally placed to lead our Dutch business as we continue to scale and support customers with increasingly complex requirements. We are delighted to have him on the team.”
“I’m excited to join Leaseweb at a time when the company has such clear momentum,” said Bert Stam, Managing Director, Netherlands at Leaseweb. “I’m passionate about supporting organisations on their digital transformation journeys, and I’ll be working very closely with our team to ensure they achieve the best possible outcomes as they negotiate hybrid cloud and digtial sovereignty challenges.”
About Leaseweb
Leaseweb is a leading Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider serving a worldwide portfolio of 20,000 customers ranging from SMBs to Enterprises. Services include Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Dedicated Servers, Colocation, Content Delivery Network, and Cyber Security Services supported by exceptional customer service and technical support. With more than 80,000 servers, Leaseweb has provided infrastructure for mission-critical websites, Internet applications, email servers, security, and storage services since 1997. The company operates 28 data centers in locations across Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, all of which are backed by a superior worldwide network with a total capacity of more than 10 Tbps.
Leaseweb offers services through its various Leaseweb Sales Entities which are Leaseweb Netherlands B.V., Leaseweb USA, Inc., Leaseweb Singapore PTE. LTD, Leaseweb Deutschland GmbH, Leaseweb Australia Ltd., Leaseweb UK Ltd, Leaseweb Japan KK, Leaseweb Hong Kong LTD, and Leaseweb Canada Inc.
For more information, visit: http://www.leaseweb.com
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