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Craig Scroggie, CEO of NEXTDC

Who is the CEO of NEXTDC in 2026?

Craig Scroggie is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of NEXTDC. Craig has held the CEO seat since 2010, and was previously Senior Director, Business Development, Asia Pacific & Japan at Symantec.

Updated September 24, 2026
Time in seat
16 years
CEO since 2010
Years at company
15 years
Joined NEXTDC November 2010
Career span
35 years
First recorded role December 1990
Summary
  • Before NEXTDC, Craig Scroggie was Senior Director, Business Development, Asia Pacific & Japan at Symantec from July 2005 to October 2007.
  • Alongside NEXTDC, Craig Scroggie serves as Non Executive Director at Freelancer.com since July 2024, and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Business, Economics & Law at La Trobe University since November 2010.
  • Craig Scroggie sits on the boards of Data Centres Australia, University of South Australia and University of Southern Queensland.

Current company

NEXTDC

NEXTDC is an Australian data centre operator.

telecommunications industryHeadquartered in BrisbaneFounded 2010Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange

Source: Wikidata
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Career and education

Craig Scroggie has been CEO of NEXTDC since 2010. Before NEXTDC, Craig was Senior Director, Business Development, Asia Pacific & Japan at Symantec from July 2005 until October 2007.

Career

  1. NEXTDC2010 to present
    • Chief Executive Officer & Managing DirectorJune 2012 to present
    • Non Executive Director & Chairman Audit & Risk Management CommitteeNovember 2010 to June 2012
  2. Data Centres Australia2025 to present
    • Chair of the Board of Directors
  3. Freelancer.com2024 to present
    • Non Executive Director
  4. University of South Australia2024 to present
    • Member of the MBA Advisory Board
  5. University of Southern Queensland2021 to present
    • Member of the Board of Advisors
  6. La Trobe University2010 to present
    • Chairman, LaTrobe Business School Advisory BoardJanuary 2019 to present
    • Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Business, Economics & LawNovember 2010 to present
    • Advisory Board, Faculty of Business, Economics & LawFebruary 2013 to December 2018
    • Chairman, Graduate School of Management Advisory BoardJanuary 2010 to June 2012
  7. AUCyber2021 to 2025
    • Non Executive Director
  8. Nitro Software2021 to 2023
    • Non Executive Director
  9. Asia Pacific Data Centre Holdings Limited2018 to 2019
    • Executive Chairman
  10. Symantec2004 to 2012
    • Vice President & Managing Director, Pacific RegionNovember 2007 to July 2012
    • Senior Director, Business Development, Asia Pacific & JapanJuly 2005 to October 2007
    • Regional Director, SalesJanuary 2004 to July 2005
  11. CA Technologies2002 to 2004
    • National Sales Manager
  12. Dell Technologies2000 to 2002
    • National Channels Manager
  13. Fujitsu1996 to 2000
    • Sales & Marketing Manager (Aust/NZ)
  14. Yamaha Corporation1992 to 1996
    • Sales Manager
  15. Brashs1990 to 1992
    • IT Manager

Sources: LinkedIn profile

Education

University of Southern Queensland, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration, Management and OperationsUniversity of Southern Queensland, Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Sales ManagementUniversity of Southern Queensland, Graduate Certificate in ManagementBox Hill Institute, Graduate Certificate in Information Technology, Information TechnologySource

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Top decision makers at NEXTDC

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Krzysztof BudzynskiChief Data Centre Operations Officer · AUS@nextdc.com
Simon GuzowskiVice President of Investor Relations · AUS@nextdc.com
Derek PatersonHead of Enterprise & Government Sales · AUS@nextdc.com
Peter AlwanHead of Facility Management · AUS@nextdc.com
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Leadership team at NEXTDC

Craig Scroggie leads a leadership team of 9 published executives.

Most senior 5 of 9

NameTitleIn seat since
Craig ScroggieChief Executive Officer and Managing Director2010
Oskar TomaszewskiChief Financial OfficerNot stated
Simon CooperGroup Chief Development OfficerNot stated
David DzienciolChief Customer and Commercial OfficerNot stated
Jeff ArndtChief Technology OfficerNot stated

Sources: NEXTDC leadership page

Frequently asked questions

Who is the CEO of NEXTDC?

Craig Scroggie is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of NEXTDC. Craig has held the CEO seat since 2010, and was previously Senior Director, Business Development, Asia Pacific & Japan at Symantec.

When did Craig Scroggie become CEO of NEXTDC?

Craig Scroggie has been CEO of NEXTDC since 2010, according to LinkedIn profile.

What did Craig Scroggie do before NEXTDC?

Craig Scroggie was Senior Director, Business Development, Asia Pacific & Japan at Symantec from July 2005 until October 2007, according to LinkedIn profile.

How long has Craig Scroggie been CEO of NEXTDC?

Craig Scroggie has been CEO of NEXTDC for 16 years, since 2010.

Who else leads NEXTDC?

Oskar Tomaszewski (Chief Financial Officer), Simon Cooper (Group Chief Development Officer), David Dzienciol (Chief Customer and Commercial Officer), Jeff Arndt (Chief Technology Officer), and 4 more. Source: NEXTDC leadership page.

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Methodology

The seat holder is identified in Unify's professional profile dataset, then confirmed against the company's published leadership page, its SEC filings, and Wikipedia before publication. Career and education rows carry the public document they were taken from. Leadership team membership follows the company's own leadership page; in-seat dates come from filings where available and otherwise from the profile record. Company figures are read from the Unify headcount page for the same company and are profile coverage measures, never company-reported workforce totals. The employee preview lists vice president and senior vice president level profiles by department. No personal contact details are published.

Identity confirmed against Wikipedia, NEXTDC. Last verified: September 24, 2026.