From Cleveland to the Cloud: Building a Global Tech Platform Through M&A
Presented By: Smart Business
Under Chris Adams’ leadership, Park Place Technologies has grown from a regional IT maintenance provider into a global infrastructure powerhouse serving customers in more than 180 countries. Adams’ own journey mirrors that growth—from joining as CFO in 2006 to leading the company through innovation, global expansion, and more than 30 acquisitions. In this fireside conversation, he shares lessons from scaling through M&A, including the recent merger with Service Express, and building a global technology platform from Cleveland.
Moderator:
Chief Content Officer
Smart Business
Dustin is an award-winning business journalist, bestselling author, and the chief content officer of Smart Business. Over the past 30 years, he has interviewed thousands of business and civic leaders, and helped more than 50 CEOs and entrepreneurs transform their ideas into books. A trained investigative politics reporter and former digital media entrepreneur, Dustin joined Smart Business in 1997 after serving as an editor at several daily newspapers.
Panelists:
President & CEO
Park Place Technologies
Chris Adams first joined Park Place Technologies in 2006 as CFO, before moving to COO, where he oversaw global operations and all M&A activity. In his current role as President & CEO, Chris is committed to extending the traditional strengths of Park Place’s data center services while meeting the changing needs of customers in an era of digital transformation.