Jan Hnizdo

Chief Executive Officer, Teraco

Jan Hnizdo is Chief Executive Officer of Teraco.

Teraco is a South African carrier-neutral data centre operator, owned by Digital Realty, with campuses in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It has 189MW of critical IT load capacity and commissioned three large facilities in 2025.

In the job

  1. Teraco announced that Hnizdo, then managing director, would replace co-founder Lex van Wyk as chief executive. Source

  2. Teraco created a managing director role for Sam Erwin and appointed Raj Nana as chief financial officer from 1 February 2026. Source

Career before

  1. Chief financial officer, Teraco
  2. from 2011Executive director, Teraco
  3. 2018-2019Managing director, Teraco

Sources

  1. teraco.co.za
  2. techcentral.co.za
  3. techcentral.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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