Claudi Santiago

Who is Claudi Santiago?

Claudi Santiago is a senior vice president of GE and the president and CEO of GE's Oil Gas business. Appointed to his current role in 1999, he has led the business through a period of significant growth and has overseen the transformation of a traditional manufacturing company into a world-class business partner to many of the world's leading oil and gas industry players. Mr. Santiago joined GE in 1980 as a project manager with GE Information Services. In the subsequent years he held positions of increasing responsibility across Europe, and in 1991 he moved to Rockville, Maryland, to become worldwide marketing leader for GE Information Services, eventually moving to Paris to lead the business in Europe. In 1997 Mr. Santiago joined the newly acquired Nuovo Pignone business to establish an Aftermarket Services unit, which today contributes a significant portion of Oil Gas's revenue from a comprehensive range of equipment services, including field-based technical assistance, product upgrades and customized service agreements. Mr. Santiago received the GE Chairman Leadership Award in 2006 for being a key driving force for the growth and transformation of the Oil Gas business. Mr. Santiago holds a master degree in Computer Science from the Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona and has completed postgraduate studies at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, and Georgetown University. A native of Barcelona, Spain, Mr. Santiago is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Italian. In his free time he enjoys playing tennis and feeding his love for art. He and his wife Nuria have two children.