Domenico Mazzillo Ricaurte

VP Grid Technology Grid Solutions Latin America @ Siemens Energy

About

I help organizations in the energy and infrastructure sectors accelerate their transformation, strengthen their teams, and build sustainable growth across Latin America and beyond. Many companies today struggle to evolve in a context of energy transition, digital disruption, and increasing stakeholder expectations. My role is to bridge these challenges by connecting strategy with execution and purpose with performance. Through a leadership approach grounded in collaboration, accountability, and trust, I align business strategy, people, and culture to deliver meaningful and lasting results. I focus on empowering teams, fostering innovation, and integrating digitalization to enable organizations to grow consistently, adapt faster, and lead responsibly. Over more than two decades, I have managed large-scale operations of up to USD 300 million, led multicultural teams of over 300 professionals, and turned around underperforming businesses into sustained, double-digit profitability. Beyond financial results, my greatest satisfaction comes from seeing people grow, organizations transform, and collective impact expand — where sustainable growth and purpose become one. Energy Transition | Infrastructure | Digital Transformation | Sustainable Growth | Purpose-Driven Leadership | Transformation | Strategy | Innovation | Latin America

Country

City

Colombia

Industry

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Skill

Strategic Leadership, Business Growth & Transformation, Energy Transition & Sustainability, Infrastructure Development & Management, Stakeholder Engagement & Negotiation, Automation, Smart Grid, Energy, German, English, Business Management, Business Strategy, Customer Relations, Sales Management, International Sales

Experience

VP Grid Technology Grid Solutions Latin America

Siemens Energy

2021-10 - 2025-8 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

Led Siemens Energy’s Grid Technologies business in Latin America with full P&L ownership, delivering sustained double-digit profitability and driving strategic growth across multiple markets. Strengthened regional partnerships, expanded the renewable and digital solutions portfolio, and built a high-performance culture that increased employee engagement by 7 points. Positioned Siemens Energy as a trusted partner in the region’s energy transition.

Digital Grid Head South America w/o Brazil

Siemens

2018-1 - 2021-10 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Bogotá, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Directed the Digital Grid business across South America (excluding Brazil) with full P&L accountability, driving regional growth, operational excellence, and digital innovation. Increased revenue by 4%, improved profit margin by 2%, and expanded market share in energy automation through a focused sales strategy and empowered local teams.

Vice President Smart Infrastructure Colombia

Siemens

2020-4 - 2021-9 · 1 yr 6 mos

Tenjo, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Led the Smart Infrastructure business in Colombia with full P&L responsibility, driving growth, resilience, and team engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Delivered +13% order intake and +53% free cash flow vs. budget, ensured operational continuity with zero incidents, and repositioned Siemens as a leading player in the infrastructure market through innovation and customer proximity.

Head Smart Grid Solutions & Strategic Consultancy

SIEMENS

2014-12 - 2017-12 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Houston

Smart Grid International Sales Manager

Siemens

2013-2 - 2014-11 · 1 yr 10 mos

Houston und Umgebung, Texas

Global Sales Manager Latin America

Siemens

2006-3 - 2013-2 · 7 yrs

Humboldtstrasse

Responsible for the elaboration of business plans, budgets, commercial, marketing strategies, technical and commercial proposals, commercial and contractual negotiations for turn key solution in the energy automation area. Leadership, communication, people interaction skills, strategy thinking and good cultural knowledge of Latin-American region.

Project Engineer

Siemens

2003-10 - 2006-2 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Zona Industrial

Project and sales manager responsible for the communication area for utilities in the andean region (Colombia, Peru, Ecuador y Venezuela) as well as proposal manager for transmission, distribution, generation control centers.