Stephen Liang is Vertiv’s chief technology officer. In this role, he is responsible for aligning the organization’s technology strategies and resources to prioritizing the voice of the customer in product development and R&D for Vertiv’s global operations. Stephen started his Emerson career in 1994, when he worked in Astec, a business specializing in power supply solutions for the computing and communications industries. He served as vice president of manufacturing operations in the Philippines and was promoted to executive vice president of Asian operations in 1998. Stephen was promoted to president, Emerson Network Power China in 2001, leading the merging of four organizations and migrating R&D and production facilities. In 2009, he became president, Emerson Network Power Asia Pacific, responsible for all of Network Power’s Asia Pacific businesses including China, India, and Australia, he carried those responsibilities into the rebranded Vertiv in 2016. He was appointed chief technology officer in 2020. Stephen holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Peter Panfil is the Vice President of Global Power at Vertiv, leading strategic customer development for the Power business. He is skilled at solving customer challenges with the latest power and control technologies delivering availability, scalability and efficiency to meet diverse needs. Approaching 30 years in the critical infrastructure space, he has held executive positions including VP Engineering and VP/GM AC Power prior to his current responsibilities. He is a frequent presenter and spokesperson for industry trade shows, conferences and media outlets serving the IT, facilities and engineering industry.

John Niemann is the VP of offering management for the thermal and IMS businesses at Vertiv. His focus is on listening to the market and developing new products and solutions for critical thermal and modular infrastructure for data centers, commercial, and industrial applications. He has spent over 20 years leading teams to develop solutions tailored to meet customer and market needs with a heavy focus on thermal solutions for data centers where he has launched over 80 products globally.