Salute is delighted to announce the appointment of Milan Shah as Head of Finance for EMEA. This strategic leadership move comes as Salute scales across international markets, reinforcing our commitment to operational excellence and disciplined growth.
Milan brings over two decades of leadership experience from major global organizations, most recently at CBRE, where he honed his expertise in complex, fast-moving commercial environments. His career has also taken him through senior roles at Mitie, Mace, and Informa, where he consistently delivered operational improvements and sustainable value creation through strategic focus and collaborative leadership.
His strategic mandate centers on driving commercial growth through enhanced financial performance and operational discipline. His leadership will be instrumental in shaping Salute’s expansion trajectory while implementing frameworks that optimize working capital and accelerate cash conversion cycles across the business.
Central to this vision is Milan’s ability to forge strategic partnerships across all business functions, ensuring financial rigor becomes the foundation for scaling decisions. By embedding performance analytics into operational planning, he will create the infrastructure needed to evaluate market opportunities, optimize resource allocation, and maintain competitive advantage throughout Salute’s data center portfolio expansion.
“Salute’s unified approach is what really appealed to me about taking on this role,” says Milan. “That mindset aligns with my personal approach to business discipline; when teams work toward a shared purpose, real progress follows. In such a fast-moving industry, you need everyone and everything moving in harmony to make sound decisions. That’s what enables you to act quickly while staying responsible.”
That ability to bring clarity and cohesion to fast-moving environments has defined Milan’s career since he qualified as an ACCA-certified accountant. Through his hands-on style, commercial acumen, and collaborative mindset, Milan has repeatedly helped large organizations simplify operations, strengthen controls, and create lasting value through greater focus and discipline.
“Milan is exactly the kind of leader we need to drive further growth across EMEA,” says Clarence Philpineri, Chief Financial Officer at Salute. “His extensive global experience and people-first approach will help keep our teams focused on what matters most, while ensuring we deploy resources strategically and maintain rigorous governance standards.”
That kind of leadership will be critical as Salute enters its next chapter of regional and global growth. By ensuring governance always keeps pace with operational demands and that strategic decisions remain grounded, we will be even better positioned to scale with purpose, further reinforcing our position as leaders of the AI data center evolution.