VRT - Leadership updates

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertiv (NYSE:VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today announced Frieda He has joined the company as Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). She will lead Vertiv's global procurement organization, with a focus on further strengthening supply chain resilience, enabling growth, optimizing cost and value, and driving supplier quality across the company's portfolio, including end‑to‑end power and thermal management solutions for data centers, communications networks, and commercial & industrial applications. Frieda brings ne

Veteran marketing executive brings more than 25 years of global data center brand, demand generation, and customer experience leadership from Vertiv, Schneider Electric, and APC to accelerate DG Matrix's commercial expansion DG Matrix, the global leader in solid-state transformer solutions, today announced the appointment of Rainer Stiller as Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Stiller will lead the company's marketing organization and global go-to-market strategy as DG Matrix scales its next-generation power infrastructure platform for AI data centers and electrification. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/ho

NEW YORK, March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") will make the following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices: NAPCO Security Technologies Inc. (NASD: NSSC) will replace Alexander & Baldwin Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Friday, March 13. An investor group comprised of MW Group and funds affiliated with DivcoWest and Blackstone Real Estate is acquiring Alexander & Baldwin in a deal that is expected to close soon, pending final closing conditions.The following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 will take effect before the market opens on M

Paul Ryan named as president, Europe, Middle East and Africa as of January 1, 2026 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertiv (NYSE:VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today announced that Karsten Winther will retire from his position as president, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective December 31, 2025. Paul Ryan, currently chief procurement officer, has been appointed as his successor, starting January 1, 2026. "Karsten has made impactful contributions to Vertiv during his tenure, particularly in strengthening our EMEA region throug

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE:VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Craig Chamberlin as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 10, 2025. Mr. Chamberlin succeeds David Fallon, who previously announced his intention to retire from Vertiv and serve as a consultant to the company through December 31, 2026. Mr. Chamberlin joins Vertiv from Wabtec Corporation, where he most recently served as Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertiv (NYSE:VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Wei Shen as president of Greater China, effective July 22, 2025. Shen joins Vertiv from Gates Corporation, where he served as vice president, general manager – Greater China for nine years. Prior to Gates Corporation, he held several leadership positions at Eaton Electrical, including vice president, general manager of distributed power quality for APAC, vice president of sales operations and power quality marketing APAC, and b

Giresi to further reinforce Vertiv's digital and AI strategy, in support of executional strength, superior customer experience and operational leverage COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertiv (NYSE:VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today announced that Mike Giresi will join the company on June 30, 2025 as global Chief Information Officer (CIO), leading company initiatives in AI adoption across the business, cybersecurity, product security, and digital enabled productivity and customer experience. "Strong digital and IT vision and execution a

USA News Group Commentary Issued on behalf of Avant Technologies Inc. VANCOUVER, May 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group – With the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution fully underway, the importance and security of the data centers that power the new technology is surging. The role and preservation of these data centers is generating multiple calls for them and their power sources to be recognized as a matter of national security. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt went so far as to predict that AI data centers will one day be "on military bases surrounded by machine guns,"  as stated in an interview with Noema Magazine. According to analysts at Dell'Oro Group, data center spending is fo

Deal to strengthen Vertiv's capabilities to support deployment of AI at scale Vertiv (NYSE:VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today announced that subsidiaries of the company have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the shares of CoolTera Ltd. (CoolTera), a provider of coolant distribution infrastructure for data center liquid cooling technology and certain assets, including certain contracts, patents, trademarks, and intellectual property from an affiliate of CoolTera. Founded in 2016 and based in the UK, CoolTera provides liquid cooling infrastructure solutions, and designs and manufactures coolant distribution units

Latest addition brings extensive financial experience, expands Board to ten members Vertiv (NYSE:VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today announced the appointment of Jakki Haussler to its Board of Directors. Ms. Haussler will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board. Ms. Haussler is the Non-Executive Chairman of Opus Capital Management, Inc., which she co-founded in 1996 and subsequently led as CEO until 2019. Haussler has served in a variety of leadership positions in the investment community, including as the managing director of Capvest Venture Fund LP, and a partner at both Adena Ventures LP and Blue Chip Venture Company. She has ext

Document highlights Vertiv efforts around energy- and water-efficiency, DE&I, safety, and other ESG activities Vertiv (NYSE:VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today released its inaugural environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, the company's first public report of its ESG activities. The report outlines Vertiv's approach to energy and water efficiency; diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I); employee health and safety; and other ESG-related topics. The content covered in the report serves as a baseline upon which the organization will build future efforts. "We all know how critical connectivity is to our daily lives and the glo

PHOENIX, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Verra Mobility (NASDAQ: VRRM), a global leader in smart transportation, today announced the upcoming appointment of Steven C. Lalla to Executive Vice President, Commercial Services. As a key member of the executive team, Mr. Lalla will lead Verra Mobility's Commercial Services business unit. "Our Commercial Services offerings serve a crucial role in our customers' businesses by providing fully outsourced tolling, violations management, and title and registration services to many of the leading commercial vehicle fleets in the world," said David Roberts, President and CEO, Verra Mobility. "We believe that Steve's proven leadership abilities and deep te