Tony Lukic
CTO, Emea @Vantage Data Centers
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WORK HISTORY
CTO, Emea @Vantage Data Centers
Shaping the technical and product strategy that underpins Vantage’s next generation of high-performance data centres across EMEA - purpose-built for AI, HPC, hyperscale, and sovereign infrastructure. The focus is on platforms that are technically advanced, operationally efficient, and client-aligned, meeting the accelerating demands for compute, power, and speed of deployment.Central to this mandate is building and governing an innovation portfolio that spans energy, cooling, modularisation, digitalisation, and grid strategy. HVDC energy stacks, liquid-ready cooling, modular SKUs, and AI Factory zones sit within this broader framework, shaping a product offering designed to anticipate market shifts, scale with demand, and secure durable competitive advantage.The CTO function defines and drives the product agenda, ensuring development remain tightly aligned with business objectives and underwriting models. Through governance, execution sequencing, vendor strategy, and commercially grounded delivery, every decision reinforces cost discipline, accelerates time-to-market, and protects lifecycle value.The goal is to position Vantage ahead of accelerating industry demand - translating strategy into execution that delivers today, anticipates tomorrow, and sustains long-term value for customers, partners, and investors.Strategic FocusAI & HPC | Data Centres | Hyperscale | Sovereign Infrastructure | Product Architecture | Liquid Cooling | HVDC | Grid Strategy | Energy Efficiency | Heat Reuse | Modular Design | Speed-to-Market | SDG-aligned Engineering | Strategic Innovation | Platform Leadership
EDUCATION
RMIT University
Applied Science - Lighting Design
Melbourne Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Company Directors, Finance and Financial Management
University of Melbourne
BE (Elec) Honours, Electrical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT TONY LUKIC
Leading the engineering and product platform agenda for Vantage Data Centers across EMEA, with accountability for technical authority, site-strategy suitability for development, and the evolution of the regional portfolio aligned to an expanding international footprint.Leadership experience spans Chief Executive, Managing Director, and Non-Executive Director appointments, together with senior executive roles across digital infrastructure, engineering, and design-and-construct organisations within the built environment, across Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Australia.Earlier work has included significant involvement in international growth and market-entry activity, working with global client groups, partners, and delivery teams to establish delivery capability, adapt project development platforms to regional and local conditions, and manage regulatory and commercial risk across diverse markets.This experience has been complemented by leadership of large-scale development and delivery portfolios across mission-critical facilities, energy and renewables, transport, healthcare, and commercial infrastructure, with scope covering strategy, commercial operations, financing, engineering governance, capital programs, and organisational leadership.Board-level responsibilities have included governance, risk management, and organisational restructuring in capital-intensive environments, with oversight of M&A activity, financial structuring, EPC and contracting frameworks, and public–private partnership models, and regular engagement with investors, boards, regulators, utilities, and external partners.Across investor-led development settings, the work has focused on shaping and delivering large-scale development programmes, with clear performance expectations, operating cadence, and delivery ownership to support consistent execution at scale.Credentials- MBA — Melbourne Business School (MBS), University of Melbourne (Australia)- BE (Hons) Engineering — University of Melbourne (Australia)- Fellow, Engineers Australia | CPEng | EngExec | IntPE | APEC Engineer- Chartered Professional EngineerGeographic Experience- Australia, New Zealand, Asia-Pacific, India, Middle East, UK & Europe
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