PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Vertiv appoints Frieda He as CPO
Aaron Brown has joined Onecom as group chief executive officer, succeeding Darren Ridge, who returns to a non-executive director role on the Onecom board. Aaron co-founded Onecom with Darren in 2013 following the merger of Premier Telecom and Business Phones Direct. Since returning to the business as chief operating officer in June 2025, he has increasingly led the day-to-day operations of the group. This appointment formalises that structure as Onecom enters its next phase of growth. As CEO, Aaron will focus on accelerating Onecom’s growth strategy by deepening integration across recent acquisitions, scaling the group’s managed IT services capability, and continuing to lead consolidation within the UK business communications and IT services market. "Aaron has been instrumental in driving the business forward over the past year in his role as COO, and this appointment reflects the impact he is already having,” said Darren Ridge. Aaron added: "Onecom is in a strong position, with real momentum behind us. Our focus now is on accelerating growth, executing with pace and scaling what we know works. “I am excited about building on everything Darren and I have achieved together so far, and about leading Onecom to a new chapter of growth.” n Aaron Brown appointed group CEO of Onecom
Vertiv has appointed Frieda He as chief procurement officer (CPO). She will lead Vertiv’s global procurement organisation, with a focus on further strengthening supply chain resilience, enabling growth, optimising cost and value, and driving supplier quality across the company’s portfolio. Frieda brings nearly two decades of global procurement and supply chain leadership experience across the automotive and electrification businesses. In her most recent role, Frieda served as CPO and a member of the group management team at Polestar. She oversaw more than $3 billion in annual global spend across direct and indirect materials, supplier quality, R&D industrial programs, cost management and global real estate, while leading cross-functional global teams and driving cost savings, governance and enterprise transformation during periods of industry disruption. “Frieda He is a proven global leader with deep experience building and scaling resilient, sustainable supply chains,” said Gio Albertazzi, chief executive officer, 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.” “I’m excited to join Vertiv at such a transformative moment for the digital infrastructure industry,” said Frieda. “Vertiv’s role at the centre of the global data centre and critical infrastructure ecosystem presents a unique opportunity to create value through strong partnerships, operational excellence, and responsible, resilient supply chains.” n
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