DG Matrix has appointed data center infrastructure executive Deepak Thakkar, Ph.D., as chief commercial officer, placing him in charge of the company’s commercial strategy and global customer engagement. The Morrisville, North Carolina-based power technology company said Thakkar will help accelerate adoption of its Interport solid-state transformer platform across artificial intelligence and conventional data center environments. His appointment comes as DG Matrix moves from technology development toward broader commercial deployment with hyperscalers, colocation providers, and data center developers.
Commercial Leadership for Global Expansion
In his new role, Thakkar will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Haroon Inam and will be responsible for building and scaling DG Matrix’s commercial organization. His mandate includes strengthening strategic customer relationships, developing market opportunities, and supporting worldwide deployment of the company’s power infrastructure technology. DG Matrix said his experience across silicon, cybersecurity, manufacturing, electrical systems, cabling, thermal management, and data center operations gives him a broad understanding of the commercial and technical factors shaping infrastructure investment decisions.
Experience Across the Data Center Stack
Thakkar brings more than 25 years of leadership experience, most recently serving as chief commercial officer for companies within Neos Partners’ data center thermal management portfolio. Before that role, he was vice president of sales at Boyd Corporation, where he led growth initiatives in mission-critical thermal management before the business was acquired by Eaton as part of a $9.5 billion transaction. He also served as president of global sales at Electrical Components International and spent nearly a decade at Flex managing relationships with major equipment manufacturers and more than $2 billion in annual outsourced manufacturing revenue.
Supporting the Interport Platform
DG Matrix developed Interport as a multi-port solid-state transformer designed to simplify the electrical infrastructure required by energy-intensive data centers and other electrification projects. According to the company, the platform can consolidate as many as 15 separate electrical components into four, reducing system complexity, cooling requirements, energy consumption, and potential points of failure. DG Matrix also claims Interport can shorten deployment timelines from the conventional 18-to-24-month range to approximately six months while lowering total ownership costs compared with traditional architectures.
Positioning for Commercial Scale
Thakkar said DG Matrix stood out because its platform connects power, cooling, computing, and other infrastructure considerations at the rack level rather than optimizing each layer independently. Inam said the new commercial chief’s ability to evaluate projects through economic and operational outcomes would support the company’s effort to position Interport as foundational data center infrastructure. The appointment follows a period of expansion for DG Matrix, which raised $60 million in Series A financing in February 2026 to scale manufacturing, strengthen its supply chain, expand its workforce, and accelerate deployments.
The addition of Thakkar signals DG Matrix’s intention to strengthen its commercial execution as demand for faster and more flexible data center power systems continues to grow. His experience working across multiple infrastructure segments may help the company translate its technical platform into large-scale customer deployments and long-term industry partnerships. With Interport positioned as a standardized alternative to conventional power architectures, DG Matrix is now focusing on global adoption, organizational scale, and deeper engagement with the companies building the next generation of AI and digital infrastructure.