One gets the sense that any job that required Maria Claudia Borras to sit still for very long would be short-lived.

“I cannot be in front of a computer all day!” Borras exclaims, one of many emphatic statements that come up in even a short conversation with the Bogota, Colombia native.

Good thing, then, that the current president and chief executive of the oilfield services business at Baker Hughes (BHGE) has a job that encourages fast thinking and agility, in a business that rewards those who can adapt to change and make a home just about anywhere.