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TECHNOLOGY




       The big pivot: transforming



       for the energy transition






















































                                                                             Baker Hughes’ LM9000 gas turbine test bench

       An interview with Michele                  have a 10-year-old son and   2020 to head up the company’s long-term
                                                  12-year-old daughter and I’ve
       Fiorentino, EVP of Strategy &    “I                                  growth strategy, with energy transition a
                                                  been in the oil and gas busi-
                                                                            key plank in his remit.
       Business Development, Baker                ness for much of my career
                                                  and often they have asked me
       Hughes, who has a powerful                 whether I was polluting the
                                         world… Finally, I can now answer without
       personal motivation as he         hesitation that I am working hard helping
       helps to lead the Baker Hughes    make the world cleaner, and they can be
                                         proud of their dad.”
       transformation to an energy       Fiorentino, who has a PhD in chemical
                                         engineering and a Masters’ from London
       technology company, the biggest   Business School, has held leadership ro-
                                         les across the energy, manufacturing and
       and most important shift in its   chemical industries, which have included

       long history                      a number of transformation projects and   Michele Fiorentino
                                         initiatives. He joined Baker Hughes in


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