Miguel Matías Galuccio (born April 23, 1968) is an Argentine petroleum engineer and executive. He was appointed CEO of the state energy firm

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upon its renationalization on May 5, 2012. He is also the CEO of Vista Oil and Gas.

Biography

Galuccio was born in Paraná,

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, in 1968. He enrolled at the Institute of Technology of Buenos Aires (ITBA) and graduated with a degree in petroleum engineering in 1994. He joined YPF shortly after graduation, and worked in the

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-based Maxus subsidiary following its 1995 acquisition by YPF. He was designated head of operations and development in the firm's

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s division in 1996, and of YPF's oil fields

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in 1998. Galuccio resigned his post following the 1999 acquisition of YPF by

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-based

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. He joined

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-based oilfield services firm

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, and was designated general manager of the firm's operations in

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and

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. This division grew under Galuccio, with whom the

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state oil firm

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signed numerous oil services contracts. He was named director of the Schlumberger Integrated Project Management (IPM) division in 2005, and in 2011 became the director of Schlumberger Production Management; based in

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, the latter was a division created by Galuccio for the oilfield services leader. Governor

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recommended Galuccio to President

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on March 4 as an

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adviser; Galuccio's brother, Carlos, had served as director of the Entre Ríos Industrial Union (the local chapter of the Argentine Industrial Union manufacturers' association). The president interviewed Galuccio on April 4, and following her introduction of a bill in Congress on April 16 to renationalize 51% of YPF, the Schlumberger executive resigned his post. He was appointed CEO by President Fernández de Kirchner upon her signing the firm's renationalization into law on May 5.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Galuccio, Miguel 1968 births Living people People from Paraná, Entre Ríos Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine engineers Petroleum engineers Argentine chief executives