Marco Santos

Global CEO & Managing Director of GFT Technologies SE
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Introducing Marco Santos, a distinguished leader at GFT. Explore his professional background, leadership skills, and his significant contributions to GFT's success. Learn more about Marco Santos and our leadership team on the GFT website.
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 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

 

 

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