Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 6, 2026 – Leaseweb, a leading cloud services and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, today announced the appointment of Jan Willem des Tombe as its new Global Strategic Relations Director, reinforcing its strategic ambition to accelerate growth and strengthen its position in the hybrid cloud and sovereign infrastructure landscape. Des Tombe will focus on developing and strengthening Leaseweb’s global market narrative, increasing industry visibility and recognition, and supporting strategic growth initiatives across marketing, communications, sales, partnerships, and M&A.
With over two decades of experience in the TMT, SaaS, IT Managed Services, Cloud, Workspace, and E-commerce sectors, des Tombe brings extensive leadership expertise in scaling businesses, developing commercial strategy, and guiding organizations through transformation. He has previously worked with organizations including Reckitt Benckiser, Tripolis Solutions (now Spotler), and KPN Interned Services, and founded and chaired public-private industry platforms DHPA (now Dutch Cloud Community) and DINL.
“Leaseweb is one of the best kept secrets in the hybrid cloud industry. The company is sovereign by design, technically strong, globally present and highly adaptable, and has everything it takes to become the global reference in sovereign hybrid cloud. I am excited about the opportunity to make Leaseweb’s proposition more visible and differentiated, and to help accelerate growth in today’s hybrid cloud landscape,” said Jan Willem des Tombe.
“We are thrilled to welcome Jan Willem to Leaseweb. His deep industry experience, strategic mindset and proven track record in building and transforming technology organizations will play a vital role in our next phase of growth. His ability to turn market opportunities into commercial momentum aligns perfectly with our ambitions. We look forward to working with him as we continue to strengthen our position as a sovereign hybrid cloud leader,” said Lex Boost, Co-CEO of Leaseweb.
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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