Marco Santos

Global CEO & Managing Director of GFT Technologies SE

Biography

Member of Group Executive Board since:

01/01/2020

Personal Data:

Date of birth: June 3, 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