Mumbai: Vertiv has announced the appointment of Mike Giresi as Global Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective June 30, 2025. In his new role, Giresi will spearhead initiatives focused on AI adoption, cybersecurity, product security, and digitally enabled productivity and customer experience across Vertiv’s global operations.
The appointment marks a significant step in Vertiv’s ongoing strategy to strengthen execution, elevate customer experience, and leverage operational efficiencies through digital transformation.
Giordano (Gio) Albertazzi, CEO of Vertiv, stated, “Strong digital and IT vision and execution are central to our strategy to continue to lead the industry and constantly augment the value we are delivering to our customers. Mike deeply understands the opportunities of a rapidly evolving AI, digital and IT space and has the experience, the executional focus and expertise to reinforce our competitive advantages.”
Expressing his excitement, Mike Giresi said, “I am excited to join Vertiv, helping the global teams to create accretive value through advancement of company digital strategy initiatives. By continuing to evolve and improve Vertiv customer experience, product development and manufacturing capabilities, we will take the next steps towards enabling accelerated adoption of AI and digitization for hyperscale, enterprise and edge customers.”
Giresi joins Vertiv from Molex, a consumer electronics company, where he served as Chief Digital Officer. With over 30 years of IT leadership experience, including more than two decades in senior executive roles, Giresi has a proven track record in digital transformation. His past roles include Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Aramark, CIO at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Tory Burch, Direct Brands, and SVP IT & CIO at Godiva Chocolatier.
He holds an Executive MBA from Saint Joseph’s University – Erivan K. Haub School of Business, and a BA in English and Information Systems from Seton Hall University.
