Baker Hughes Company ·BKR

Two global P&L divisions report directly to the CEO

Energy · Fortune #155 · Divisional structure · 57K employees · Houston, TX

View as of:
6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
2.4
Avg span
tight
2
Max depth
2 levels
4 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 1.0yr from FY2024
33%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$27.7B
Operating income
$3.1B
Net income
$2.6B
Total assets
$40.9B
Shares out
988M

Sourced from Baker Hughes Company DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-30 ↗ View on SEC

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Two global P&L divisions report directly to the CEO. This page maps Baker Hughes’ divisional structure, executive team, and governance, highlighting how IET and OFSE anchor strategy, recent leadership changes, and peer comparisons across the energy services sector.

What to model

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Latest signal Ganesh Ramaswamy departed as EVP Industrial & Energy Technology

Resigned effective October 24, 2025.

Source · See change log

Scenario views in the chart

  • Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to coordinate digital and AI strategy across IET and OFSE.
  • Appoint Permanent EVP IET End the interim structure by appointing a dedicated EVP IET, separating growth and divisional leadership.

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The people

Who's running this

7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.

Lorenzo Simonelli

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

Executive

9 yr

6 reports

internal

Maria Claudia Borras

Chief Growth & Experience Officer; EVP Industrial & Energy Technology (Interim)

Growth / IET

9 yr

0 reports

Amerino Gatti

Executive Vice President, Oilfield Services & Equipment

OFSE

2 yr

0 reports

Ahmed Moghal

Chief Financial Officer

Finance

1 yr

0 reports

Georgia Magno

Chief Legal Officer

Legal

2 yr

0 reports

Open Role

Chief Human Resources Officer

Human Resources

1 yr

0 reports

Fernando Contreras

Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary

Compliance

3 yr

0 reports

The pay

Executive compensation

From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.

Lorenzo Simonelli $21.4M
Base salary
$1.71M
Stock awards
$13.31M
Non-equity incentive
$3.56M
Pension change
$911K
Other
$1.87M
Fiscal year
FY2025

The businesses

How Baker Hughes Company divides the work

3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.

Industrial & Energy Technology

25K employees

EVP IET (Maria Claudia Borras)

Provides industrial, power, LNG, and new energy technologies with strong order growth.

Oilfield Services & Equipment

22K employees

EVP OFSE (Amerino Gatti)

Delivers drilling, evaluation, production, and subsea services globally.

$14.3B rev 18.3% margin -8% YoY FY2025

Corporate Functions

10K employees

CEO (Lorenzo Simonelli)

Finance, legal, compliance, HR, and strategy functions supporting the divisions.

The thesis

Why this org is unusual

Baker Hughes’ most distinctive feature is its clean divisional split: the two global P&L engines—Industrial & Energy Technology (IET) and Oilfield Services & Equipment (OFSE)—both report directly to the CEO.

This gives Lorenzo Simonelli unusually direct control over capital allocation and portfolio balance across legacy oilfield services and faster-growing industrial energy technologies.

The structure reinforces accountability at the segment level while keeping corporate functions lean. Growth, legal, finance, and compliance remain centralized, but commercial strategy and operational execution sit squarely within the two divisions. The interim combination of Growth and IET leadership under Maria Claudia Borras further tightens the link between portfolio strategy and execution during a transition period.

Compared with peers, Baker Hughes favors fewer layers and clear P&L ownership over matrix complexity, supporting faster strategic pivots such as the pending Chart Industries acquisition and continued portfolio optimization.

  • Two P&L divisions report directly to CEO
  • No standalone COO role
  • Growth and IET leadership temporarily combined

The comparison

How Baker Hughes Company stacks up

Relative to peers like Schlumberger and Halliburton, Baker Hughes runs a more explicitly bifurcated divisional model, with fewer regional presidents reporting to the CEO. Unlike Siemens Energy or GE Vernova, it has not added a standalone Chief Technology or AI Officer at the C-suite level, keeping innovation embedded …

C-suite size

Baker Hughes Company
7
Schlumberger
8
TechnipFMC
7
Siemens Energy
9

Reporting depth

Baker Hughes Company
2 levels
Schlumberger
5 levels
5 levels
TechnipFMC
4 levels
Siemens Energy
6 levels

Avg C-suite tenure

Baker Hughes Company
4 yr
Schlumberger
5 yr
TechnipFMC
4 yr
Siemens Energy
4 yr

Has COO / Has CAIO

Baker Hughes Company — no COO — no CAIO
Schlumberger — no COO — no CAIO
Halliburton ✓ COO — no CAIO
TechnipFMC — no COO — no CAIO
Siemens Energy ✓ COO — no CAIO

Current signals

What changed recently

The most consequential change was the IET leadership transition, with Maria Claudia Borras stepping in as interim EVP after Ganesh Ramaswamy’s October 2025 departure.

  • departed
    Ganesh Ramaswamy EVP Industrial & Energy Technology

    Resigned effective October 24, 2025.

    Source
  • promoted
    Maria Claudia Borras Interim EVP Industrial & Energy Technology

    Assumed interim IET leadership effective October 24, 2025.

    Source
  • departed
    Nancy Buese Chief Financial Officer

    Departed by mutual agreement February 24, 2025.

    Source

Leadership Timeline

Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.

FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-30
CEO
Lorenzo Simonelli
CEO span
6
C-suite
5
Avg tenure
4.2 yr

IET leadership held on an interim basis following EVP resignation.

Named executive officers (5)
  • Lorenzo Simonelli - CEO since 2017
  • Ahmed Moghal - CFO since 2025
  • Maria Claudia Borras - CGXO / Interim EVP IET since 2017
  • Amerino Gatti - EVP OFSE since 2024
  • Georgia Magno - Chief Legal Officer since 2024
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-31
CEO
Lorenzo Simonelli
CEO span
6
C-suite
5
Avg tenure
5 yr

Stable divisional structure with permanent IET leadership.

Named executive officers (5)
  • Lorenzo Simonelli - CEO since 2017
  • Nancy Buese - CFO since 2021
  • Maria Claudia Borras - Chief Growth Officer since 2024
  • Ganesh Ramaswamy - EVP IET since 2021
  • Georgia Magno - Chief Legal Officer since 2024

Year-over-year changes

FY2024 → FY2025

The key change was the IET leadership transition following the EVP’s resignation.

  • CEO span: 6 → 6
  • C-suite size: 5 → 5
  • Avg tenure: 5 → 4.2 yr
  • departed Ganesh Ramaswamy - EVP IET (was EVP IET) (8-K, Oct 2025)
  • promoted Maria Claudia Borras - Interim EVP IET (was Chief Growth Officer) (8-K, Oct 2025)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the CEO of Baker Hughes?

Lorenzo Simonelli has served as Chairman, President, and CEO since July 2017.

What type of organizational structure does Baker Hughes use?

Baker Hughes uses a divisional structure anchored by IET and OFSE.

How many direct reports does Baker Hughes' CEO have?

The CEO currently has six direct executive reports.

How has Baker Hughes' leadership changed recently?

In late 2025, the EVP of IET departed and Maria Claudia Borras assumed the role on an interim basis.

Does Baker Hughes have a COO?

No, Baker Hughes does not have a standalone COO; operational responsibility sits with divisional EVPs.

Sources

  • 8-K Filing, Oct 2025
  • Company Proxy, Mar 2025
  • SEC EDGAR: Baker Hughes Company DEF 14A Proxy Statement
  • SEC EDGAR: Baker Hughes Company 10-K Annual Report

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Baker Hughes Company. DEF 14A. Filed 2026-03-30. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701605/000119312526130309/d939028ddef14a.htm

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