Jay Geldmacher
Jay L. Geldmacher is the President and CEO of Artesyn Embedded Technologies. Artesyn Embedded Technologies is the new name for the former Embedded Computing & Power business of Emerson Network Power. Artesyn is owned by Platinum Equity, a Los Angeles based private equity firm who acquired a majority interest in the company through a joint venture from Emerson in November 2013. Emerson retains a 49 percent non-controlling interest in the business, which now operates as an independent company.
Mr. Geldmacher joined Emerson in January 1996. Since 2007, Mr. Geldmacher has been serving as Executive Vice President as well as President of Emerson Network Power’s Embedded Computing & Power Group, a global business for which he has full profit and loss responsibility.
From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Geldmacher served as Group Vice President of Emerson Network Power and President of Embedded Computing & Power. Prior to that, Mr. Geldmacher was President of Astec Power Solutions (1998-2006) and President of Astec Standard Power Worldwide (1996-1998), both of which were Emerson subsidiaries. Prior to joining Emerson, Mr. Geldmacher served in various management capacities with Knowles Electronics.
Mr. Geldmacher currently serves on the board of directors of Seagate Technology PLC and its compensation committee since 2012. Mr. Geldmacher also serves as an Executive Advisory Council member for Vertiv, a recent acquisition by Platinum Equity. Formerly known as Emerson Network Power, Vertiv is a leading provider of thermal management, A/C and D/C power, transfer switches, services and information management systems for the data center and telecommunications industries. Mr. Geldmacher also served as a director of Owens-Illinois, Inc. from 2008-2015. In addition, he serves on the advisory boards for the undergraduate and graduate programs of the Eller Business School at the University of Arizona.
Mr. Geldmacher holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from the University of Arizona and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago.
Artesyn Embedded Technologies is a global leader in the design and manufacture of highly reliable power conversion and embedded computing solutions for a wide range of industries including communications, computing, medical, military, aerospace and industrial automation. For more than 40 years, customers have trusted Artesyn to help them accelerate time-to-market and reduce risk with cost-effective advanced network computing and power conversion solutions. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, Artesyn has over 20,000 employees worldwide across nine engineering centers of excellence, five world-class manufacturing facilities, and global sales and support offices.
