Vertiv Appoints Craig Chamberlin as New CFO

By Tamara Parker • Tuesday, October 14 10:31 • Permanent Link

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) has announced the appointment of Craig Chamberlin as the new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 10, 2025. Chamberlin joins Vertiv from Wabtec Corporation, where he served as Group Vice President and CFO of the company's ~$3 billion transit segment.

During his tenure at Wabtec, Chamberlin demonstrated exceptional operational leadership in driving margin improvement, portfolio optimization, successful business integration initiatives, and strategic capital deployment. His appointment is seen as aligning strongly with Vertiv's strategic priorities, particularly in accelerating margin expansion initiatives, optimizing global operations, and capitalizing on opportunities in the data center infrastructure market.

Prior to Wabtec, Chamberlin spent 14 years at General Electric in various senior financial leadership roles. He holds an MBA in operations and logistics and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Ohio University.

In the announcement, Giordano (Gio) Albertazzi, CEO of Vertiv, expressed gratitude to David Fallon for his outstanding leadership and significant contributions during his eight-year tenure as CFO. Under Fallon's financial stewardship, Vertiv successfully navigated its transition to a public company, strengthened its balance sheet, and delivered substantial shareholder value through operational excellence and disciplined capital allocation.

Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, provides hardware, software, analytics, and ongoing services to enable its customers' vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally, and grow with their business needs. The company's portfolio of power, cooling, and IT infrastructure solutions and services extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, Vertiv does business in more than 130 countries.

This change in leadership comes at an exciting time for Vertiv as it looks to build upon its strong foundation and drive continued value creation for its shareholders. Today the company's shares have moved 5.91% to a price of $179.00. For more information, read the company's full 8-K submission here.

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