Vertiv names new Executive Vice President

Author: Simon Rowley

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has announced that on 1 January 2025, Scott Armul will be promoted to Executive Vice President, Global Portfolio and business units, reporting to Vertiv CEO Giordano Albertazzi.

Scott will focus on driving a growth-oriented global portfolio strategy, as Vertiv continues to expand its offerings to meet evolving industry and customer needs in an increasingly demanding digital economy.

As previously announced, effective 1 January 2025, Stephen Liang, Vertiv’s Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Products and Solutions, will focus on CTO responsibilities of defining vision and strategy for future technology developments. Scott will lead engineering research and development, as well as the business units that make up Vertiv’s portfolio of solutions – thermal management, power management, IT systems, infrastructure solutions, and global services. Together, Scott and Stephen will play a critical role in steering Vertiv’s future technology roadmap, the company says.

“During a time when AI is driving unprecedented demand for compute, our customers rely on our innovation and technology stewardship,” says Giordano Albertazzi. “With his knowledge of the business and industry, strategic thinking, and great customer intimacy, I’m confident that Scott will guide Vertiv’s global portfolio and business units to intensely lead the industry and more rapidly and profoundly enable our customers to achieve their infrastructure business objectives.”

Scott adds, “My experience across technical, leadership and customer-oriented roles at Vertiv has provided deep insights into our business and how we deliver value to the market. This is an exciting, dynamic time to be in our industry, and we are well positioned to enable the rapid pace of evolution. I’m looking forward to joining the executive team and continuing to drive excellence in our business units and our portfolio of solutions.”

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