Director since 2021
During her career in the energy industry, Maria Claudia has led complex industrial manufacturing and services businesses, in addition to successfully implementing organizational transformations, process improvements and long-term growth strategies.
She is Chief Growth & Experience Officer at Baker Hughes and in this role is responsible for driving enterprise growth and enhancing customer experience, leading the commercial, regional and marketing organizations, driving transformation to energize business expansion across the company’s portfolio. She previously served as executive vice president of Oilfield Services & Equipment at Baker Hughes and led the company’s largest business segment, with more than 34,000 employees and operations in more than 120 countries. She has served in other executive and management roles at Baker Hughes and was also previously chief commercial officer for GE Oil and Gas.
Maria Claudia began her career in the oil and gas industry as a production engineer for Esso in Bogotá, Colombia, where she gained experience in operations, marketing, and management before joining Baker Hughes in 1993.
She earned a degree in petroleum engineering from the Universidad de América, Bogotá.