Don lorenzo simonelli biography

Lorenzo Simonelli is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Baker Hughes, an energy technology company.^[1]

Early life and education

Simonelli is originally from Tuscany, Italy, where his family owns a vineyard producing wine and olive oil.

He moved to London with his father aged 9 ^[2] and was educated at Highgate School.^[3]

Simonelli holds a Bachelor's degree in Business and Economics from Cardiff University, and he received a master's degree honoris causa in Chemical Sciences from the University of Florence in January "as an acknowledgment for his excellent managerial commitment to develop advanced research in the field of chemical sciences, with particular attention to results that have technological importance."^[4][5]

Career

Simonelli started his career in International and Corporate Finance at Mitsubishi Bank.

One of his father's friends, former GE Vice Chairman a