Jim Apostolides
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Operational Excellence
Jim Apostolides is Senior Vice President of Enterprise Operational Excellence for Baker Hughes. He is responsible for leading the global Supply Chain Centers of Excellence (COEs); Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ); and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) functions.
Apostolides has more than 20 years of operational and multi-industry leadership. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Excellence for Baker Hughes since 2020, leading the global Supply Chain COEs, Cash Operations, and Additive Manufacturing teams. In 2017, he was appointed VP of Materials Management, Logistics, and Cash Operations for the company.
Apostolides began his career in 1999 with GE and held roles of increasing responsibility, including managerial positions in Shop Operations, Materials, Sourcing, and Fulfillment across multiple continents. In 2010 he was appointed plant manager for GE Power & Water’s Bangor, Maine plant.
Apostolides holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the U.S.