Announcement • Jun 04
New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. Announces Executive Appointments, Effective June 1, 2026
New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. announced the appointments of Evan Pierce as Chief Development Officer and Michael Johnson as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, effective June 1, 2026. The appointments further strengthen New Era’s execution capabilities as the Company continues building a leadership team with directly relevant experience across hyperscale data centers, power development, site acquisition, construction, leasing and project finance. Mr. Pierce brings more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning hyperscale data centers, energy infrastructure, grid strategy and mission-critical operations across the Americas and EMEA. At New Era, he will lead data center and power development across TCDC and the Company’s broader development platform. Prior to joining New Era, Mr. Pierce served as Vice President of Data Center Site Development and Energy Development for the Americas at EdgeConneX, where he helped advance multi-gigawatt hyperscale campus initiatives across the Americas. Previously, Mr. Pierce held senior leadership roles at TikTok/ByteDance, Amazon and Amazon Web Services, where he led energy strategy, utility engagement, power procurement, sustainability initiatives and capacity delivery for large-scale digital infrastructure platforms. Across his career, he has helped drive the deployment and planning of more than 5 gigawatts of data center and energy infrastructure. Mr. Johnson brings over 30 years of legal and commercial experience across data center development, real estate, construction, finance, title, corporate governance and complex contract negotiation. As General Counsel, he will lead New Era’s legal function and support key development, transaction and risk management workstreams. Most recently, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Counsel, Real Estate, Construction and Development at CoreWeave, where he supported leasing, powered land acquisitions, construction contracting and multi-site development initiatives across North America and EMEA. Previously, he served as Associate General Counsel for Real Estate, Construction and Finance for Data Center Development at Switch, where he supported data center campus acquisitions, development, construction, leasing and financing transactions for hyperscale AI, enterprise and colocation customers.
