BORRAS MARIA C

About BORRAS MARIA C

Maria Claudia Borras is a senior energy executive at Baker Hughes and currently serves as Chief Growth & Experience Officer, with responsibility for enterprise-wide growth, customer experience, and the company’s commercial, regional, and marketing organizations. Recent company materials also identify her as holding an interim leadership role in Industrial & Energy Technology. Her career reflects more than 30 years in Baker Hughes and the broader energy industry. Borras previously served as Executive Vice President of Oilfield Services & Equipment from 2022 to 2024, following a prior tenure as Executive Vice President of Oilfield Services from 2017 to 2022. Before returning to Baker Hughes in that capacity, she was Chief Commercial Officer at GE Oil & Gas, where she led a global organization of sales, commercial, and marketing professionals. She joined GE Oil & Gas in 2015 after an extended career at Baker Hughes, which she first joined in 1993. During her long Baker Hughes career, she held a series of leadership roles across Latin America, Europe, Africa, Russia and the Caspian region, as well as global functions. Her earlier responsibilities included President, Latin America Region; President, Europe/Africa/Russia Caspian Region; Vice President, Global Marketing; Vice President, Centrilift Marketing; and area manager roles in several Latin American countries. She began her career in the oil and gas industry as a production engineer at Esso in Bogotá, Colombia, later expanding into operations, marketing, and management roles. Her track record is closely associated with organizational transformation, process improvement, and growth strategy. Baker Hughes describes her as having deep experience in managing industrial and oilfield-service businesses, improving underperforming operations, and delivering sustainable results in complex environments. Her leadership has also extended beyond operating roles: she has served on the board of Baker Petrolite Saudi Company and previously on the board of ADNOC Drilling. She has also been active in internal employee and inclusion networks at Baker Hughes. Borras earned a degree in petroleum engineering from Universidad de América in Bogotá, Colombia. Overall, her career profile combines commercial leadership, operational expertise, and international business development across the energy value chain.