About Me
I transform organisations and their teams to become increasingly safe, reliable and efficient.
I do this by putting people at the centre: when they have clarity of purpose, take ownership of change and commit to what they do, the organisation develops its own capabilities to sustain and improve results over time.
— Gretel D'Amico
After 25 years leading Process Safety and Operational Excellence management at leading energy and oil & gas companies, I came to understand that the most costly gaps aren't a lack of vision — they're the distance between what's decided in the boardroom and what happens on the ground.
What sets me apart isn't just having designed frameworks, but having walked the path of building real capabilities in complex organisations — listening to people, involving them early, and creating the climate that makes change possible.
I worked at Pan American Energy, with a focus on Argentina, and at Pluspetrol, leading EHS and Operational Excellence management across Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Angola.
More recently, at PECOM, I held the position of Executive Director of Sustainability and Operational Excellence, with scope across Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.
Engineer in Business Organisation (UADE), MBA (UCEMA). I complement my career with ongoing executive education — most recently in AI Strategies for Business Transformation (Kellogg School of Management) and in corporate governance and responsible leadership (MED Programme, Fundación FLOR).
Technical Committee for the Latin American Congresses, Chair of Culture & Leadership.
Advanced Certification in Risk-Based Process Safety Management.
Academic and Professional Development
Books and Publications
- Member of the drafting team — "Essential Practices for Creating, Strengthening, and Sustaining Process Safety Culture", CCPS, 2018.
- Member of the drafting team — "Human Factors Handbook for Process Plant Operations", CCPS, 2022.
- Coordinator of the Spanish translation of "A Practical Approach to Hazard Identification for Operations and Maintenance Personnel".
Congresses and Committees
- Member of the Technical Committee for the CCPS Latin American Congresses, 2016 to present.
- Chair of the Culture and Leadership session at these congresses.
Talks and Presentations
- "Key Factors in Effective PSM Implementation" — AIChE, Buenos Aires, 2017.
- "Process Safety Management Metrics" — CCPS, Buenos Aires, 2018.
- "A Cultural Approach to Risk Management" — CCPS, Buenos Aires, 2018.
- "Women in Process Safety: My Journey" — AIChE + CCPS, New Orleans, 2019.
- "COVID Crisis Management at Operational Level" — ACHEMA, virtual, 2021.
- "Process Safety Culture: Keys to Effective Implementation" — CCPS + UTN Comahue, virtual, 2021.
- "PSM Implementation Strategies in an Integrated Company" — CCPS Regional Meeting, Chile, 2025.
Teaching and Recent Executive Education
- Lecturer — Advanced Certification in Risk-Based Process Safety Management, ITBA.
- AI Strategies for Business Transformation — Kellogg School of Management.
- MED Programme (Women in Decision-Making and Corporate Governance) — Fundación FLOR.
Press
- Interviewed — "Women in Process Safety: An Extraordinary Career Path", Process Safety Progress (AIChE / Wiley), Volume 37, No. 3, September 2018.
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