Forbes Names Rackspace’s Lanham Napier One of 15 Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under. Napier has helped guide the company to become a force in the industry and expand from less than 100 Rackers operating a single data center in 2001 to over 2,750 Rackers and nine data centers worldwide in 2010. Leading the way in the Cloud Hosting era.
“We pride ourselves on a collaborative culture at Rackspace, so this honor is a larger acknowledgement of the hard work, growth and success of all Rackers,” said Napier. “Rackspace’s foundation of Fanatical Support has helped drive the company to continued innovation through the talented team of Rackers, whose hard work and dedication make this company what it is today.”
The Forbes list of “America’s 15 Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under” is comprised of the heads of the 15 biggest publicly traded companies in the U.S. as of Feb. 8, 2010, as determined by market capitalization, with chief executives under 40 years old.
