QTS Realty Trust announced the appointment of Jan Daan (J.D.) Luycks as Managing Director overseeing QTS' European operations, including the newly acquired Groningen and Eemshaven data centers in the Netherlands. The appointment supports the Company's expansion of its operations internationally, as part of its global growth strategy, while reducing execution risk in a new market and maintaining continued high-level customer support through its partnership with Zentrys Group B.V. Luycks has served in a number of senior executive positions in the data center and managed services industry, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Kao DATA.