The manager, who has almost twenty years of experience in the company, will contribute to the development of financial strategies to ensure a future of growth and business solidity
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), global provider of critical infrastructure solutions, announces the appointment of Paolo Gattagrisa as Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Reporting to David Fallon, Chief Financial Officer of Vertiv globally and working closely with Giordano Albertazzi, President of Vertiv in EMEA, Gattagrisa will be responsible for defining financial strategies in the EMEA region, to ensure a future of growth and business strength.
Gattagrisa, a professional with in-depth experience in the financial field, will continue with the commitments already started to transform and strengthen the Finance team in EMEA, favoring the optimization and standardization of processes aimed at increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of a staff of over 300 people, spread across 20 countries. The key activities, in addition to the accounting and preparation of financial statements of companies in EMEA, include the management and execution of processes related to the financial aspects of the business, with a focus on financial planning & analysis and the internal control system. leading to the achievement of Sarbanes-Oxley certification in fiscal 2020, required for all companies listed on the NYSE.
After working for large groups such as Nissan, Fiat and Wind in roles of increasing responsibility within the administrative and financial division, Gattagrisa joined Emerson (Vertiv's parent company until 2016) in 2002 as Group Credit Manager. Over the years he was first appointed financial manager of the Tognana production site, while in 2011, following the integration with Chloride, he held the role of Controller Manager. Thanks to his multifaceted experience, Gattagrisa also became Finance Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) during the implementation of the new Oracle RTC ERP and, more recently, supported the operations function as a Finance Business Partner at the EMEA level.
“The appointment of Gattagrisa represents a further step forward in our business development path”, he comments Giordano Albertazzi, President of Vertiv in EMEA. "Thanks to his deep knowledge of Vertiv and financial issues but also thanks to his degree of competence and leadership skills, Paolo is a key resource for Vertiv in EMEA and will play a fundamental role both in the operational management and in the development of our strategic vision. ".
"I am thrilled to have taken on this new role in Vertiv, which is a leader in the IT sector, a forward-looking company with extraordinary managerial expertise", highlights Paolo Gattagrisa. "I look forward to contributing personally to the financial management of the next few years, to make the company increasingly competitive on the international market and ensure a future of growth and business solidity".
