Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) appointed Frieda He as chief procurement officer, the company announced. He will oversee the global procurement organization for the digital infrastructure company.

He brings nearly two decades of procurement and supply chain experience across automotive and electrification sectors. Most recently, she served as chief procurement officer at Polestar from December 2023 to March 2026, where she managed more than $3 billion in annual global spending across direct and indirect materials.

Prior to Polestar, He held senior leadership positions at Volvo Cars, including vice president of global propulsion and sustainability procurement, where she led an organization with more than $9 billion in annual spending. Her experience includes managing supply chains through global disruptions and supporting major transactions and joint ventures.

"Frieda He is a proven global leader with deep experience building and scaling resilient, sustainable supply chains," said Gio Albertazzi, chief executive officer of Vertiv. "Her expertise in complex, multinational procurement environments and her track record of driving operational discipline and value creation will be critical as Vertiv continues to scale to meet accelerating demand from AI-driven and high-density digital infrastructure."

He holds bachelor's degrees from Northeast Normal University in China and an Executive MBA from the University of Oxford in England.

Vertiv provides power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions for data centers, communication networks and commercial facilities. The company is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio and operates in more than 130 countries.