Carlos Santiago
VP, Head of Americas, Worldwide Real Estate & Facilities
GSK
Biography
Carlos began his career in GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as a Site Utilities Engineer at their
Manufacturing facility in Cidra, Puerto Rico. With more than twelve years at GSK, he held
several roles of increasing responsibility in both their Global Manufacturing & Supply (GMS) and
Worldwide Real Estate and Facilities (WREF) organizations. Some of these roles include:
Utilities Manager, GMS Clifton; Packaging Operations Manager, GMS Clifton; Site Operations
Director, WREF Research Triangle Park; and Global Lead Engineering Infrastructure, WREF.
In 2018 he left GSK to join Merck as an Executive Director and Chief of Staff for the Global
Workplace and Enterprise Services Leadership Team. During his time in Merck he was
responsible for developing, managing and executing the organization’s strategy and portfolio of
strategic initiatives.
After 18 months with Merck Carlos returned to GSK as VP, Head of Americas for the Worldwide
Real Estate & Facilities organization. As Head of Americas, Carlos and his team have
responsibility for R&D and Commercial footprint for the region.
His different roles and experiences have allowed him to work in many locations within the
Americas as well as travel to more than 30 countries in 4 continents.
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