Miguel Matías Galuccio (born April 23, 1968) is an Argentine petroleum engineer and executive. He was appointed CEO of the state energy firm YPF upon its renationalization on May 5, 2012. He is also the CEO of Vista Oil and Gas.[1][2]
Miguel Matías Galuccio | |
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| Born | April 23, 1968 |
| Alma mater | Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA) |
| Occupation | CEO in Vista Oil & Gas |
Biography
editGaluccio was born in Paraná, Entre Ríos Province, in 1968. He enrolled at the Institute of Technology of Buenos Aires (ITBA) and graduated with a degree in petroleum engineering in 1994.[3]
Miguel Galuccio is a globally accomplished energy industry executive who has served in a variety of key leadership roles in the energy industry.
He is the founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista, the first NYSE-listed independent energy company operating in the world-class Vaca Muerta formation in Argentina.
He serves as an active board member of Schlumberger, the world’s largest oilfield services company, where he also began his international career. He held several senior positions at Schlumberger prior to serving as Chairman and CEO of YPF, from May 2012 to April 2016.
Powered by his entrepreneurial vision and drive, Galuccio transformed a unique idea about energy production and transformation into a disruptive, thriving, results-oriented, safe, efficient and sustainable company, which continues moving forward and exploring new horizons. Today, he dedicates part of his time to Vista’s corporate venture capital arm as a member of Vista’s Investment Committee. Vista’s venture capital arm focuses primarily on investment opportunities in the energy and natural energy transition space.
Following his strong belief in the importance of innovation in the energy industry, Galuccio also co-founded and chairs GridX, a science-based company incubator focused on the creation of, and investment in, biotech startups. GridX selects and brings together promising entrepreneurs and scientists with the goal of generating a virtuous circle of knowledge and ideas. At present, GridX has already formed more than 30 companies targeting different sectors such as health, food, agriculture, energy, and materials, among others.
References
edit- ^ Jones, Donovan (2019-07-21). "Vista Oil & Gas Proposes Terms For $95 Million IPO". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ LPO. "La petrolera de Galuccio sale a cotizar en Wall Street". www.lapoliticaonline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ "Llega un técnico de prestigio para conducir YPF". Página/12. 5 May 2012.
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