Leadership
Meet Our Team
Mission-Critical Leaders Since 1995
The T5 team has been serving the needs of enterprise and hyperscale data center users for over 20 years, advising and partnering with customers to provide exceptional support and guaranteed reliability. When it comes to mission critical, meet the minds that do it best!


Pete Marin
President, Chief Executive Officer
As President and Chief Executive Officer of T5 Data Centers, Pete is responsible for setting the overall strategy of the firm, maintaining client relationships, capital management, and creating and executing the firm’s vision for growth. A graduate of Virginia Tech, with a BS in Finance, Pete’s understanding of end-user needs has enabled T5 Data Centers to reduce project cycle-time and cost, which leads to successful relationships, and repeat business.
Favorite Album or Most Memorable Concert: U2 RFK stadium late 80’s
Favorite Sports Team: VT Hokies, UGA and Bama
Favorite Hobby: Golf & Running
Hidden Talent: I can fix almost anything man made
Favorite Book: “Barbarians at the Gate” & “A Man in Full”
All-Time Favorite TV Show or Movie: Top Gun
Favorite Quote: “Lead, follow or get out of the way”, Lee Iacocca, / Thomas Paine
Favorite Aspect of Working at T5: Signing new business; heavy equipment moving earth on newly acquired T5 sites; and of course all of our wonderful teammates

Jimmy Bailey
Chief Development Officer
Jimmy Bailey leads T5’s domestic and international development activities for all of T5’s data centers. With a BS in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech, Jimmy directs the design, engineering, construction and commissioning efforts for every T5 project and is responsible for making sure every project delivers at or below budget and on schedule.
Favorite Album or Most Memorable Concert: Tom Petty- Greatest Hits
Favorite Sports Team: Atlanta Braves
Favorite Hobby: Golf
Favorite Quote: He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Favorite Aspect of Working at T5: Working with phenomenal people and driving decisions as a team that have a real impact on our success.

Tom Mertz
Chief Operations Officer
As Chief Operations Officer of T5, Tom is responsible for overseeing all of T5’s mission-critical facility management and operations teams as well as project management teams. Tom brings 28 years of diverse mission-critical industry leadership experience to his role at T5.
Tom holds a Bachelor of Science in Public and Urban Affairs from Georgia State University with continued leadership education at Emory’s Goizueta Business School and George Mason University
Favorite Album or Most Memorable Concert: Favorite album, U2 Joshua Tree
Favorite Sports Team: Atlanta Braves, Green Bay Packers, and Notre Dame Football
Favorite Hobby: Golf and boating
Hidden Talent: Championship-winning Middle School football coach
Favorite Book: “Wins, Losses and Lessons” by Lou Holtz
All-Time Favorite TV Show or Movie: Favorite Movies Top Gun and Top Gun Maverick
Favorite Quote: “Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be” Jack Welch
Favorite Aspect of Working at T5: The people and our culture

Peter Almond
Chief Financial Officer
As the CFO of T5, Peter manages the full scope of financial strategy and execution. This includes developing and implementing strategic financing solutions to support T5’s growth as well as ensuring accurate financial reporting for company-wide decision making. Peter has a BS from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of Texas.
Favorite Sports Team: Atlanta United and New York Mets.
Hidden Talent: Competent bridge player.
Favorite Book: Anything by Michael Lewis (with a slight edge to Moneyball).
Favorite Aspect of Working at T5: Very collaborative team that realizes serving customers well creates good outcomes for everyone.