Marco Santos
Global CEO & Managing Director of GFT Technologies SE
Biography
Member of Group Executive Board since:
01/01/2020
Personal Data:
Date of birth: June 3, 1975
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brasilien
Nationality: Brazilian
| Education / Training | |
| 1993 – 1996 | Bachelor Degree in Computer Science USP – University of São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2005 – 2006 | Post Graduation and MBA in International Trade FIA – Fundação Instituto de Administração, Brazil |
| 2018 | Executive Program Singularity University, Mountain View, USA |
| 2020 | Executive Education, Artificial Intelligence MIT – Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, USA |
| 2024 | Executive Education, Building Game- Changing Organizations MIT – Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, USA |
| Professional career | |
| 1996 – 2000 | E-Business Practice Manager, ORACLE, São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2000 – 2002 | Director of Software Development, ORGANIC, São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2002 – 2002 | Co-Founder, IT Partners Consultoria e Treinamento, São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2002 – 2006 | Senior Account Manager, CPM Capgemini, São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2006 – 2011 | Executive Director – Head of Sales Brazil, TATA Consultancy Services, São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2011 – 2014 | Country Manager Brazil, GFT, Alphaville, Brazil |
| 2014 – 2020 | President Brazil and Latin America Region, GFT, Alphaville, Brazil |
| 2020 – 2023 | CEO USA & Latin America Region and Group Executive Board, GFT, New York, USA |
| 2023 - 2024 | CEO Americas and Group Executive Board, GFT, New York, USA |
| 2024 | Co-CEO & Managing Director and Member of Administrative Board of GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 2025 | Global CEO & Managing Director and Member of the Administrative Board of GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart, Germany |
Expertise / Focus areas
- Information Technology, Digital Innovation and Transformation
- Banking and Insurance Sector, Industry
- Corporate Management and Control, incl. Strategy and M&A
- International experience including North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia
- Management Consulting
Seats on other statutory supervisory boards in Germany:
none
| Additional significant activities: | |
| 2014 – 2021 | President of Fiscal Board, Brasscom, São Paulo, Brazi |
| 2022 – 2023 | Advisory, Staged Ventures, Miami, USA |
