Santiago Perez
Director
CEO of the Hiller Companies
- Director since: 2021
- Age: 59
Qualifications
- Industry Experience: Brings 30 years of diverse global management experience in high-tech industries, including energy, HVAC&R, building automation and industrial automation sectors
- Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expertise: Leads with extensive experience in global supply chain management, product development and engineering
- Marketing/Sales Expertise: Leverages valuable experience in driving sales, distribution, contracting and service operations across global markets, including software-as-a-service recurring revenue
- Product Technology: Offers unique insight from leading innovative global product development and engineering initiatives for major corporations
Experience
Santiago Perez is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Hiller Companies. Mr. Perez previously served as CEO at Keter Environmental Services. Prior to this, Mr. Perez served as Chief Commercial Digital Officer & Senior Vice President U.S. Services & Solutions at Schneider Electric from 2017 to 2020. He also held several leadership roles at Johnson Controls between 1999 and 2016. These included Vice President & General Manager Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, where he led the company’s sales, distribution, contracting and service operations, as well as Vice President Global Business Lines & Operations, leading the company’s global supply chain, product management, development and engineering. Prior to this Mr. Perez held a variety of positions in Thermo Fisher Scientific from 1997 to 1999, in United Technologies between 1991 and 1997, and with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company from 1985 to 1989.
Mr. Perez brings to the board nearly 35 years of sales, product management and service operations experience in high-tech industries, including the energy, building automation and industrial automation sectors.