Marco Santos

Co-CEO & Managing Director of GFT Technologies SE

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Biography

Member of Group Executive Board since:

01.01.2020

Personal Data:

Date of birth: 03 June 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 the Administrative Board of GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart

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

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