---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VRT"
cik: "0001674101"
company_name: "Vertiv Holdings Co"
filed_at: "2023-01-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T20:55:37.099758+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vertiv completes CEO succession; Giordano Albertazzi becomes CEO effective Jan 1, 2023

## Summary
- Giordano Albertazzi assumed CEO role on Jan 1, 2023, appointed to Board of Directors.
- Albertazzi remains President, Americas until successor named; COO role eliminated, oversight to regional Presidents.
- Former CEO Rob Johnson transition planned; Albertazzi had served as COO since October 2022.
- Company cites record order backlog of $4.7B as of Q3 2022 as demand backdrop.
- Focus on operational excellence, profitable growth, high-performance culture, innovation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VRT
- cik: 0001674101
- company_name: Vertiv Holdings Co
- filed_at: 2023-01-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828023000006/0001628280-23-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828023000006/vrt-20230101.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-000006
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-000006.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-000006.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Giordano Albertazzi was appointed as Member of the Board of Directors at Vertiv Holdings Co.
  - Action: became a member of
  - Role: Member of the Board of Directors
  source text: Effective January 1, 2023, as previously announced on October 3, 2022, Vertiv Holdings Co (the “Company”) completed its succession plan as Giordano Albertazzi (“Albertazzi”) assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Company and became a member of the Company’s board of directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828023000006/0001628280-23-000006-index.htm
- Executive change
  Giordano Albertazzi changed role as Chief Executive Officer at Vertiv Holdings Co.
  - Action: assumed the role of
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Effective January 1, 2023, as previously announced on October 3, 2022, Vertiv Holdings Co (the “Company”) completed its succession plan as Giordano Albertazzi (“Albertazzi”) assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Company and became a member of the Company’s board of directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828023000006/0001628280-23-000006-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.