Nscale Appoints Meta Veteran Justin Osofsky as COO Ahead of Planned IPO
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London-based AI infrastructure provider Nscale has appointed long-time Meta manager Justin Osofsky as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Bloomberg reported this, citing people familiar with the company. Osofsky is expected to steer the global expansion of the neo-cloud operator as it prepares for a planned IPO.Osofsky worked at Meta Platforms Inc. for 18 years, most recently serving as Chief Partnerships Officer. At Nscale, he will report directly to CEO Josh Payne and oversee the company's global operations. The appointment comes at a time when Nscale is accelerating its preparations for a listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The timing is deliberate: Nscale confidentially filed documents for a US stock market listing in September. The company aims to raise up to 3 billion dollars through the placement. The capital is intended to finance the acquisition of specialized hardware and the expansion of data center capacities to meet the rapidly increasing demand for AI computing power.The Details The new appointment at the operational helm is part of a broader expansion of the leadership team. Osofsky joins a growing group of former Meta managers who are anchored at Nscale. Sheryl Sandberg, Meta's former COO, sits on the company's supervisory board. According to the report, Sandberg played an active role in recruiting other prominent names. She brought former Meta Head of Global...
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