Lorenzo Simonelli

Chairman & CEO

Baker Hughes

United States of America

Lorenzo Simonelli is Chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR). Baker 
Hughes is an energy technology company that combines innovation, expertise 
and scale to provide solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Simonelli was named Chairman of the Board in October 2017 and has been 
President and CEO since the Company’s creation in 2017, where he oversaw the 
successful merger of GE Oil & Gas with Baker Hughes Inc. Since 2013, he served 
as President and CEO of GE Oil & Gas.
Previously, Simonelli served as President and CEO of GE Transportation, a global 
transportation leader in the rail, mining, marine and energy storage industries. 
During his five-year tenure, he expanded and diversified GE Transportation by 
focusing on advanced technology manufacturing, intelligent control systems, 
and a diverse approach to new propulsion solutions.
He has also served as CFO Americas for GE Consumer & Industrial, as well as 
General Manager, Product Management for GE Appliances, Lighting, Electrical 
Distribution and Motors.
Simonelli joined GE’s Financial Management Program in 1994, where he worked 
on assignments in GE International, GE Shared Services, GE Oil & Gas, and 
Consolidated Financial Insurance.
He currently serves on the Board of Iveco Group N.V. He served on the Board of 
C3.ai, Inc. from 2020-2021 and on the Board of CNH Industrial N.V. from 2019-2021.
Originally from Tuscany, Italy, Simonelli is a Business & Economics Graduate 
from Cardiff University in South Wales. He is married and resides in Houston.

Participates in

EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME | Plenary Session

Oil and Gas Markets: Why Global Energy Security Matters?
Plenary Hall
12
October
12:15 13:00
UTC+3