James Smith

James Smith is an experienced real estate professional currently serving as the Real Estate Acquisitions Manager at Ark Data Centres since September 2023. Prior to this role, James held the position of Associate within the Global Data Centre Group at Knight Frank from December 2021 to September 2023, focusing on Data Centre and TMT infrastructure advisory across multiple regions including EMEA, APAC, and LATAM. James also worked at CBRE as Associate Director MRICS in Data Centre Solutions, where responsibilities included data centre acquisition and consulting for major clients like AT&T and IBM. Earlier career experience includes roles at Bonsors Chartered Surveyors & Commercial Property Consultants and Barclays Private Clients International Ltd as a Data Analyst. James holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from Kingston University and a Bachelor of Science in Geography from the University of Exeter.