Ms. Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria
Chief Operating Officer, Maritime 
DNV Maritime

Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria has been appointed to become Maritime COO from January 2025.

Operating out of Singapore, she will streamline communication and coordination among 
regional teams and central functions, enhancing operational capabilities in key growth 
markets.

Having joined DNV in 2005, she has worked in newbuilding and operations phases as a ships 
surveyor and project manager in Spain, Portugal, South Korea and Norway, and has hold 
several senior management positions in Norway, Africa and Singapore.

Cristina received her Master of Science degree in naval architecture from the Polytechnic 
University of Madrid, Spain, in 2005. She also holds an MBA from IE Business School, also in 
Madrid