Mr. Lorenzo Simonelli has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Baker Hughes, a GE company since October 2017 and has been its Chairman of the Board since October 2, 2017. Mr. Simonelli is Senior Vice President at General Electric Company. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of GE Oil & Gas since October 01, 2013. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of GE Oil & Gas Inc. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of GE Transportation, a subsidiary of General Electric Company from July 2008 to October 1, 2013. He served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Europe, Middle East and Africa operations of GE Consumer & Industrial of General Electric Co. since March 15, 2007. He joined GE Consumer and Industrial in 2002. He served as General Manager of product management for Consumer & Industrial of General Electric Co. and headed its Consumer & Industrial's Global Product Management team. He joined GE in 1994 and GE Consumer and Industrial in 2002, where he worked on assignments in GE International, GE Shared Services, GE Oil & Gas and Consolidated Financial Insurance. He has 20 years of experience. Prior to joining GE Oil & Gas, he was President and CEO of GE Transportation, a global transportation Leader in the rail, mining, marine and energy storage industries. He served as Chief Financial Officer of GE Consumer & Industrial - Americas and as the Global Financial Planning and Accounting Manager of GE Consumer Products, where he was instrumental in the successful integration of GE's Appliances and Lighting businesses. He serves as a Director of Greater Houston Partnership, Inc. He has been Director of Baker Hughes, a GE company since October 2, 2017. He started his career with Mitsubishi Bank in International & Corporate Finance and worked for three years. He serves as Member of the Board of Governors at Manufacturer & Business Association. He serves as a Director of PII Pipeline Solutions. He is a Business and Economics graduate of Cardiff University in Wales and a graduate of Es Audit Staff.
Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) is an international industrial service company and one of the world's largest oil field servicescompanies. As of December 2018 Baker Hughes is 50.4% owned by General Electric Company and 49.6% publicly traded (NYSE:BHGE).[2] It operates in more than 120 countries,[3] providing the oil and gas industry with products and services for oil drilling, formation evaluation, completion, production and reservoir consulting. Baker Hughes, a GE Company has its headquarters in the legacy BHI headquarters in Houston, Texas.
