Javier Celma

Javier Celma is an experienced finance and investment professional currently serving as Senior Vice President Advisory and Origination - Capital Solutions at Baker Hughes since August 2018, where responsibilities include originating, structuring, and executing finance transactions to support growth. Prior to this role, Javier held the position of Senior Vice President Equity/Principal Investing for Power and Renewables at GE Capital from December 2015 to August 2018, leading equity investment transactions in the Latin American sector. Before joining GE Capital, Javier was Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at BNP Paribas, providing advisory services in the oil and gas industry across Latin America from August 2011 to December 2015. Javier's career began at Shell, where notable roles included Strategy & Portfolio Advisor and Manager of M&A and Commercial Finance for Upstream Americas, with various positions in Downstream planning across Latin America. Educationally, Javier earned an MBA in Finance & Strategy from Purdue University Daniels School of Business and a B.A. in Accounting from Universidad Central de Venezuela.