Pierre Havenga is the Managing Director of Vertiv in Middle East and Africa (MEA).

Pierre began his career with Vertiv (formerly Emerson Network Power) as Managing Director in 2011.

Pierre is currently based in the UAE office and is responsible for the planning and execution of strategic growth for Vertiv’s across the region ensuring alignment with the company’s global vision.

Prior to joining Vertiv in 2011, Pierre was the Managing Director at Eltek Valere for MEA region. Pierre has more than 35 years of management experience in the capacities of Finance, Treasury, Sales and Marketing, General Management, Merges and Acquisitions, working across various sectors from telecom to manufacturing to mining.

Pierre has a Bachelor in Accounting Science (BCompt) from the University of South Africa. He has also secured certificates in Negotiation, Master Resource Planning, and Deal Making from the UNISA Business School.