Marco Santos

On January 1st 2020 he was appointed to the Group Executive Board. Marco Santos is GFT's Region Manager for the USA and Latin America, he is also responsible for operations in Brazil.  He has a vast knowledge of digital strategies and exponential technologies for the financial market, combined with a deep understanding of the IT industry and other areas, including innovation, sales, delivery, marketing and general management. 

With a career spanning more than 20 years in the Information Technology industry, since joining GFT in 2011, Marco’s main goals have been helping GFT's clients disrupt their businesses, creating a premium brand of IT services for banks and financial institutions, and expanding the company's operations within the USA and Latin America.

Prior to joining GFT, Marco held executive positions at multinational and national companies such as TATA Consultancy Services, Oracle, CPM Capgemini and Organic Inc.

Marco is passionate about encouraging others to keep up with all the innovations exponential technologies offer, and shares his knowledge through delivering lectures at companies and organisations such as Cubo Itaú, Santander, Serasa Experian, Banco do Brasil, Banco Original, and CEAP amongst others.

Marco has a degree in Computer Science from the University of São Paulo (USP), MBAs in International Trade and in Commerce and International Relations by FIA-USP, International Business Management by the University of Illinois, as well as specialisation courses at organisations such as MIT and Singularity University.