Vertiv has named Hitesh Prajapati as the new country manager for Singapore. Vacating his previous role with Vertiv in Malaysia, Hitesh’s appointment comes at an apt time when Singapore is witnessing unprecedented growth in data centre and colocation industries, fueled by the rapid pace of digital technology particularly mobile computing, internet of things (IoT) and cloud computing .

Aside from leading and managing the overall business operations, Hitesh will seek to strengthen Vertiv’s participation in various segments like telecom, commercial facilities and urban infrastructure apart from data centres. As the world’s leading provider of critical infrastructure technologies, Vertiv ensures that the digital infrastructure runs continuously and evolves with business needs.

Having joined Vertiv in 2003, Hitesh has garnered rich international exposure from his stints in India, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia. During this time, he has taken on key roles including establishing and leading Vertiv’s channel business in Asia, directing market development in untapped verticals and geographies and most recently as the country manager for Malaysia in 2015. Hitesh holds an MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune (SIBM) in India and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pune.