The Board of Shell plc

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Sir Andrew Mackenzie

Chair

Tenure

Chair – One year and nine months (appointed May 18, 2021)
On Board – Two years and five months (appointed October 1, 2020)

Board committee membership

Chair of the Nomination and Succession Committee

Outside interests/commitments

Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
Chair of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Age

66

Nationality

British

Career

Sir Andrew Mackenzie was appointed Chair of the Board of Shell plc with effect from May 18, 2021. Prior to joining Shell, Sir Andrew joined BHP in 2008, and served as Group CEO from 2013 to 2019, during which time he simplified and strengthened the business. He also made BHP the first miner to pledge to tackle emissions caused when customers use its products.

From 2004 to 2007 at Rio Tinto, he was Head of Industrial Minerals, then Head of Industrial Minerals and Diamonds. Prior to this, Sir Andrew spent 22 years with BP, joining in 1982 in research and development, followed by international operations and technology roles across most business streams and functions – principally in exploration and production, and petrochemicals, including as Chief Reservoir Engineer and Chief Technology Officer. Latterly he was Group Vice President for Chemicals in the Americas, then Olefins and Polymers globally.

From 2005 to 2013 Sir Andrew served as a Non-executive Director of Centrica. He has also served on many not-for-profit boards, including public policy think-tanks in the UK and Australia. He was knighted in 2020 for services to business, science, technology and UK-Australia relations.

Relevant skills and experience

Sir Andrew is a highly experienced leader who has managed major international FTSE 100 businesses, and has more than 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas, petrochemicals and minerals industries. Following early academic distinction, Sir Andrew made important contributions to geochemistry, including groundbreaking methods for oil exploration and recovery. He was recognised as “one of the world’s most influential earth scientists” and made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2014.

Having lived and worked on five continents, Sir Andrew has applied his deep understanding of the energy business and geopolitical outlook to create public-private partnerships and advise governments around the world. As an earth scientist, Sir Andrew has consistently pursued sustainable action on climate change in the interests of access to affordable energy and global development. Sir Andrew has brought the wealth of his experience and insights to Shell, where his expertise is helping Shell navigate the energy transition. Sir Andrew is also a committed champion of gender balance, the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and of the power of large companies to support social change – all of which align closely with Shell’s purpose, strategy and values.

In June 2021, Sir Andrew was appointed the chair of UK Research and Innovation. Sir Andrew has been tasked with driving forward the government’s ambitious research and innovation agenda.

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Euleen Goh

Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director

Tenure

Eight years and six months (appointed September 1, 2014). Euleen was appointed Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director on May 20, 2020.

On February 1, 2023, the Board announced that Euleen would not be seeking re-election at the 2023 AGM, and would step down from the Board of Shell plc, having reached a tenure of almost nine years.

Board committee membership

Member of the Nomination and Succession Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee

Outside interests/commitments

Chair of SATS Ltd; Trustee of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs Endowment Fund; Chair of the Singapore Institute of Management Pte Ltd; and Non-executive Director of Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd, both of which are not-for-profit organisations; Member of the Singapore Public Service Commission

Age

67

Nationality

Singaporean

Career

Euleen Goh is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Chartered Accountants, and has professional qualifications in banking and taxation. Euleen has held various senior management positions within Standard Chartered Bank and was Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore, from 2001 until 2006. She is also a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

She has also held non-executive appointments on various boards including Aviva plc, MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Singapore Airlines Ltd, Singapore Exchange Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad, Standard Chartered Bank Thai plc, CapitaLand Ltd, Temasek Trustees Pte Ltd, DBS Bank Ltd and DBS Group Holdings Ltd. She was previously Non-executive Chair of the Singapore International Foundation, and Chair of International Enterprise Singapore and the Accounting Standards Council, Singapore.

Relevant skills and experience

Euleen’s current roles as chair of the board of directors of various international organisations provide significant experience in the area of strategy development and international businesses. She is highly regarded both externally and within Shell as a champion of diversity. She consistently, but constructively challenges the Board and management to continue to progress in this area.

Based in Singapore and having been Chair of the Risk Committee of the largest bank in South-east Asia, Euleen is close to key emerging/growth markets for our business. Euleen’s risk management expertise has elevated the Board’s deep deliberations around risk governance, and her voice is regularly heard on discussions regarding appropriate risk appetite. Her extensive travel around the world through her various executive and non-executive roles has equipped her with broad geopolitical insight and significant knowledge of operating in the Asian markets.

Euleen uses her financial acumen and advocacy for diversity to pose probing and insightful questions, both in and beyond the boardroom. This contributes to well-rounded, incisive and inclusive Board discussions.

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Wael Sawan

Chief Executive Officer

Tenure

Two months (appointed January 1, 2023)

Board committee membership

N/A

Outside interests/commitments

No external appointments

Age

48

Nationality

Lebanese and Canadian

Career

Wael Sawan was appointed CEO at the start of 2023. He was previously Shell’s Director of Integrated Gas, and Renewables and Energy Solutions, and has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2019, when he was appointed Upstream Director. Wael joined Shell in 1997.

Prior to being appointed Upstream Director, he was Executive Vice President of Deep Water, driving its transformation into a leading business for Shell, and Managing Director and Chairman of Shell Qatar, where he oversaw Shell’s business in Qatar, including its liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) divisions.

Relevant skills and experience

Wael holds an MEng from McGill University in Montreal and an MBA from Harvard Business School. During his Shell career, spanning more than 25 years, he has worked in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, and has held roles across all of Shell’s businesses. He has led several major commercial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and divestments as well as New Business Development projects.

His track record of commercial, operational and transformational success reflects not only his broad, deep experience and understanding of Shell and the energy sector, but also his strategic clarity. He combines these qualities with a passion for people. He has been a trustee of Shell Foundation since 2019.

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Sinead Gorman

Chief Financial Officer

Tenure

11 months (appointed April 1, 2022)

Board committee membership

N/A

Outside interests/commitments

No external appointments

Age

45

Nationality

British

Career

Sinead Gorman joined Shell in 1999 and has held key leadership roles in Finance. She started her Shell career in the Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (STASCO) based in London, UK, and then moved to the Coral Energy joint venture, in Houston, Texas, USA. She worked in Mergers and Acquisitions and Treasury, based in the Netherlands, before moving back to Houston as Vice President Finance for Shales.

In recent years, Sinead has held the position of Executive Vice President (EVP) Finance for Projects & Technology, and Integrated Gas and New Energies. Most recently, she was the EVP Finance for Upstream.

Sinead has an MEng in Engineering, Economics and Management from the University of Oxford, and an MSc in Finance from London Business School.

Relevant skills and experience

Sinead has more than two decades’ experience of working for Shell. She has built a deep understanding of finance across the industry, spanning a wide range of businesses, and possesses a breadth of experience in trading, new business development and capital projects.

Sinead has held regional and global finance leadership roles across Europe and the USA, and latterly, in Shell’s Upstream, Integrated Gas and Renewables and Energy Solutions businesses, and in Projects & Technology and Corporate.

Highly regarded for her commercial abilities and external focus, Sinead has a strong track record in cost leadership, principle-based decision making, detailed capital stewardship and paying close attention to the performance of the bottom line.

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Dick Boer

Independent Non-executive Director

Tenure

Two years and nine months (appointed May 20, 2020).

On February 1, 2023, the Board announced that Dick would be appointed Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director from the conclusion of the 2023 AGM.

Board committee membership

Member of the Audit Committee and member of the Nomination and Succession Committee. Dick will also become a member of the Remuneration Committee from the conclusion of the 2023 AGM.

Outside interests/commitments

Non-executive Director of Nestlé, and SHV Holdings; Chair of the Supervisory Board of Royal Concertgebouw; Chair of Rijksmuseum Fonds and Chair of the Supervisory Board of Just Eat Takeaway.com

Age

65

Nationality

Dutch

Career

Dick Boer was President and Chief Executive Officer of Ahold Delhaize from 2016 to 2018. Prior to the merger between Ahold and Delhaize, he served as President and CEO of Royal Ahold from 2011 to 2016. From 2006 to 2011 he was a member of the Executive Board of Ahold and served as Chief Operating Officer of Ahold Europe from 2006 to 2011.

Dick joined Ahold in 1998 as CEO of Ahold Czech Republic and was appointed President and CEO of Albert Heijn in 2000. In 2003, he also became President and CEO of Ahold’s Dutch businesses.

Prior to joining Ahold, Dick spent more than 17 years in various retail positions, for SHV Holdings N.V. in the Netherlands and abroad, and for Unigro N.V.

Relevant skills and experience

Dick is a highly regarded, retired chief executive, who has a deep understanding of brands and consumers, and extensive knowledge of the US and European markets, from his time leading one of the world’s largest food retail groups. He brings a career’s worth of experience at the forefront of retailing and customer service, which extended in more recent years to e-commerce and the digital arena. This experience is most timely as Shell focuses on the growth of our marketing activities and increasing consumer choices in energy products.

Dick is a balanced leader with sound business judgement and a proven track record in strategic delivery, evidenced by the combination of Ahold and Delhaize. He also has a passion for sustainability and is well aware of the importance of the various stakeholder interests in this area.

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Neil Carson OBE

Independent Non-executive Director

Tenure

Three years and nine months (appointed June 1, 2019)

Board committee membership

Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee

Outside interests/commitments

Non-executive Chair of Oxford Instruments plc

Age

65

Nationality

British

Career

Neil Carson is a former FTSE 100 chief executive. After completing an engineering degree, Neil joined Johnson Matthey in 1980 where he held several senior management positions in the UK and the USA, before being appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2004. Since retiring from Johnson Matthey in 2014, Neil has focused his time on his non-executive roles. He was Chair of TT Electronics plc from 2015 until May 2020.

Relevant skills and experience

Neil is highly experienced, and has a broad industrial outlook and a thorough commercial approach combined with a practical perspective on businesses. He brings a track record of strong operational exposure, familiarity with capital-intensive business and a first-class international perspective on driving value in complex environments. Neil was awarded an OBE for services to the chemical industry in 2016.

Neil uses his current and past experience in non-executive positions to bring fresh insight and industry understanding to Board discussions. He has also provided valuable insight based on his former executive position and operational experience. Neil was appointed Chair of the Remuneration Committee in May 2020.

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Ann Godbehere

Independent Non-executive Director

Tenure

Four years and nine months (appointed May 23, 2018)

Board committee membership

Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Nomination and Succession Committee

Outside interests/commitments

Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of Stellantis; Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants and a Fellow of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada.

Age

67

Nationality

Canadian and British

Career

Ann Godbehere started her career with Sun Life of Canada in 1976 in Montreal, Canada. She joined M&G Group in 1981, where she served as Senior Vice President and Controller for both life and health, and property and casualty businesses throughout North America. She joined Swiss Re in 1996, after it acquired the M&G Group, and served as Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2007. From 2008 to 2009, she was interim Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director of Northern Rock bank in the initial period following its nationalisation.

Ann has also held several Non-executive Director positions at Prudential plc, British American Tobacco plc, UBS AG, and UBS Group AG. Ann served as a Non-executive Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited until May 2019, and she was also Senior Independent Director of Rio Tinto plc. In January 2021, Ann joined the Board of the newly formed Stellantis N.V., and she chairs its Audit Committee.

Relevant skills and experience

Ann is a former CFO, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants, and has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services sector. She has worked her entire career in international business and has lived in or served on boards in nine countries. Ann makes significant contributions and adds exceptional value by bringing both her extensive experience and a global perspective to Board discussions.

Ann’s long and varied international business career powered by her financial acumen is reflected in the insights and constructive challenges she brings to the boardroom. As Audit Committee Chair, Ann leverages her background to ensure robust discussions are consistently held as the Audit Committee delivers its remit.

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Jane Holl Lute

Independent Non-executive Director

Tenure

One year and nine months (appointed May 19, 2021)

Board committee membership

Member of the Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee. Jane will become a member of the Remuneration Committee with effect from the close of the 2023 AGM.

Outside interests/commitments

Non-executive Director of Marsh & McLennen and the Union Pacific Corporation; Strategic Director of Sicpa Securink Corp.

Age

66

Nationality

US Citizen

Career

Jane Holl Lute was President and Chief Executive Officer of the North American operations of SICPA security inks from 2017 to 2021, when she assumed the role of Non-executive Strategic Director. From 2018 to 2021, Jane was a Non-executive Director of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. In 2013 Jane established and led the Council on CyberSecurity, an independent, expert not-for-profit organisation with a global scope, committed to the security of an open internet. From 2015 to 2016, Jane held the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Internet Security, an independent not-for-profit organisation that works to improve cyber security worldwide.

Before this, from 2009 to 2013 Jane served as Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, functioning as the Chief Operating Officer for the third-largest US Federal department. From 2003 to 2009 she held various roles at the United Nations, including Acting Under-Secretary and Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping, Field Support and Peacebuilding. She also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund. In recent years, Jane has returned to working with the United Nations, serving as a Special Adviser to the Secretary-General.

Jane started her career in the US Army in 1978, serving in Berlin during the Cold War, on the US Central Command Staff during Operation Desert Storm, and on the National Security Council Staff under Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton. After retiring from the Army in 1994, she joined the Carnegie Corporation as an Executive Director of its Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict.

Relevant skills and experience

Jane is a proven and effective leader, who has held significant leadership roles in public service, the military and the private sector. She brings a wealth of expertise in matters of public policy, cyber security and risk management to our Board. She has also made significant contributions to strategic discussions and overseeing the day-to-day business and management of a significant public security department.

Jane is an experienced board director, having served on the boards of large-market-capitalisation companies since 2016. These appointments have provided her with wide experience and given her business perspectives across different sectors and geographical regions. She has also served on various committees including those which focus on audit, environmental and sustainability, nomination and governance issues.

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Catherine J. Hughes

Independent Non-executive Director

Tenure

Five years and nine months (appointed June 1, 2017)

Board committee membership

Chair of the Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee. Catherine will become a member of the Audit Committee from the conclusion of the 2023 AGM, and stand down from the Remuneration Committee on the same date.

Outside interests/commitments

Non-executive Director of Valaris Limited

Age

60

Nationality

Canadian and French

Career

Catherine Hughes was Executive Vice President International at Nexen Inc. from January 2012 until her retirement in April 2013, where she was responsible for all oil and gas activities including exploration, production, development and project activities outside Canada. She joined Nexen in 2009 as Vice President Operational Services, Technology and Human Resources.

Prior to joining Nexen Inc., she was Vice President Oil Sands at Husky Oil from 2007 to 2009 and Vice President Exploration & Production Services, from 2005 to 2007. She started her career with Schlumberger in 1986 and held key positions in various countries, including France, Italy, Nigeria, the UK and the USA, and was President of Schlumberger Canada Ltd for five years.

Catherine has also held several Non-executive Director positions at SNC-Lavalin Group Inc, Statoil ASA and Precision Drilling Inc.

Relevant skills and experience

Catherine contributes through her knowledge of industry and the ease with which she engages with other Directors and managers in the boardroom. With over 30 years of oil and gas sector experience, she brings a geopolitical outlook and deep understanding of the industry. An engineer by training, she has also spent a significant part of her career working in senior human resources roles. The Board highly regards her perspectives on our industry and our most important asset, our people.

Catherine has a strong track record of executing operational discipline with a focus on performance metrics and a continual drive for excellence. Her knowledge of the technology underpinning oil and gas operations, logistics, procurement and supply chains benefits the Board greatly as it considers various projects and investment or divestment proposals.

She also uses her industry knowledge – combined with her commitment to the highest standards of corporate governance and safety, ethics and compliance – in her role as Chair of our Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee, while using her human resources experience in her membership of the Remuneration Committee.

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Martina Hund-Mejean

Independent Non-executive Director

Tenure

Two years and nine months (appointed May 20, 2020)

On February 1, 2023, the Board announced that Martina had decided to not seek re-election at the 2023 AGM, and would step down from the Board of Shell plc.

Board committee membership

Member of the Audit Committee

Outside interests/commitments

Non-executive Director of Prudential Financial Inc.; Colgate-Palmolive Company, and Truata Ltd

Age

62

Nationality

German and US Citizen

Career

Martina Hund-Mejean was Chief Financial Officer of Mastercard Inc. from 2007 to 2019. From 2002 to 2007 she was Senior Vice President, Corporate Treasurer at Tyco International Ltd. and from 2000 to 2002 she was Senior Vice President, Treasurer at Lucent Technologies.

Prior to this, Martina spent 12 years with General Motors, undertaking a number of senior roles within their finance operations.

Relevant skills and experience

Originally from Germany, Martina has spent more than 30 years in the USA and is an experienced global executive. Her financial and operational leadership of technology-focused companies is extremely relevant as Shell explores new technology-enabled business models. Martina also brings diverse sector experience to the Board, most recently from operating at a large global organisation in the highly regulated finance industry.

Martina is known for her straightforward and direct approach. She maintains the highest standards of leadership, strategic thinking and financial stewardship. She also has a strong track record as a mentor and in promoting diversity.

Martina’s deep financial knowledge and unique perspective also enable her to make robust, demanding and constructive challenges to our investment considerations to help ensure that our projects are aligned with our strategic intent.

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Abraham Schot

Independent Non-executive Director

Tenure

Two years and five months (appointed October 1, 2020)

Board committee membership

Member of the Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee

Outside interests/commitments

Non-executive Director of Signify.

Age

61

Nationality

Dutch

Career

Abraham (“Bram”) Schot has been a member of the group Board of Volkswagen AG, responsible for the Premium Car Group, CEO of Audi AG, Chair of Lamborghini and Ducati, responsible for the VW group Commercial Operations and Vice-Chair of Porsche Holding Salzburg.

From 2011 to 2016, he was a Member of the Board of Volkswagen CV, Executive Vice President responsible for Global Marketing, Sales & Services, New Business Models. In 2017 he became a member of the Board of Audi AG. From 2006 to 2011, Bram was President & CEO of Daimler/ Mercedes-Benz Italia & Holding S.p.A. From 2003 to 2006, he was President & CEO of DaimlerChrysler in the Netherlands.

Prior to this, Bram held a number of Director and senior leadership roles within Mercedes-Benz in the Netherlands, having joined the business in 1987 on an executive management programme.

Relevant skills and experience

Bram has over 30 years’ experience working in the automotive industry at all levels of the business.

He gained a wealth of knowledge on far-reaching cost optimisation programmes at Audi AG. These helped transform the car company into a provider of electric vehicles that could offer sustainable mobility and succeed in the energy transition. He is well placed to leverage this knowledge in the Shell boardroom as Shell navigates its own transformation and pathway through the energy transition.

Bram has strong principles and regards integrity and compliance as the basis for doing business.

His studies have encompassed innovation and organisational effectiveness, geopolitical environments, shareholder value, corporate social responsibility and risk management, in several countries, which are all highly valued management tools and are evident in the questions he raises in the boardroom.

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Cyrus Taraporevala

Independent Non-executive Director

Tenure

Appointed March 2, 2023

Board committee membership

Member of the Audit Committee

Outside interests/commitments

Board member of Bridgepoint Group plc.
Board member of The Trustees of Reservations

Age

56

Nationality

US Citizen

Career

Cyrus Taraporevala was President and Chief Executive Officer of State Street Global Advisors from 2017 to 2022. Prior to his joining State Street, Cyrus held numerous leadership roles in asset management including at Fidelity, BNY Mellon, Legg Mason, and Citigroup. Earlier in his career Cyrus was a partner at McKinsey & Company, based in New York and Copenhagen.

Cyrus was a founding member of the New York Stock Exchange Board Advisory Council, which proactively addresses the critical need for inclusive leadership on corporate boards by connecting diverse candidates with companies seeking new directors. He serves as a Board member of The Trustees of Reservations, a Massachusetts-based non-profit conservation organisation, and chaired the investment committee of the trustees for seven years. Cyrus previously served as a trustee on the WK Kellogg Foundation Trust, one of the world’s largest endowments and foundations.

Relevant skills and experience

Cyrus is a highly regarded, recently retired chief executive, with a unique mix of strategic perspectives and execution skills. He has deep experience in driving organic and inorganic growth, transformations, and turnarounds. He is one of the most senior professionals in the asset management industry and has successfully led and grown global businesses of scale. He played a critical role in affirming State Street’s reputation as both a stalwart and pioneer within the sector, and, at times, was implementing changes in the context of market uncertainty caused by geopolitical friction and an evolving regulatory environment.

Cyrus also possesses a unique vantage point on core board-related issues impacting public companies including ESG, and has spoken and published multiple articles on climate risk and other aspects of ESG. He is credited with strengthening the ESG credentials of State Street Global Advisors and is highly credible in providing perspectives on these topics. A true citizen of the world, over the course of his career Cyrus has worked and lived on three continents.

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Caroline Omloo

Company Secretary

Tenure

Seven months (appointed August 1, 2022)

Age

53

Nationality

Dutch

Career

Caroline Omloo worked in private practice with law firm Nauta Dutilh before joining Shell in 1999. She has held various positions in Shell, including Secretary to the Audit Committee, Associate General Counsel Corporate Finance NL, Chief Privacy Officer and Head of Legal and management team member of the Downstream Operating Company in the Netherlands. She has also been a member of the board of Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds, one of Shell’s Dutch pension funds.

Caroline took up her previous role as Head of Legal and Compliance of Shell Asset Management Company in 2017 and was a board member of this company from 2018 to 2022. From 2009- 2019, Caroline sat on the board of Stichting Beroepsopleiding Bedrijfsjuristen, the foundation providing education for in-house lawyers in the Netherlands. She also served as a board member of Missie Verkeersmiddelen Actie, a Dutch charitable organisation, from 2007 to 2017.

Relevant skills and experience

Caroline is Shell’s Company Secretary and also plays an important role overseeing the Corporate Secretariat and the Group Securities Counsel in the UK, USA and the Netherlands.

The various roles Caroline has undertaken have provided her with a strong understanding of our global operations and people. Her experience of engaging with the Board in previous roles, coupled with her broad understanding and engagement across Shell’s businesses, functions and her legal background, helps to ensure that the right matters come to the Board at the right time.

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Sir Charles Roxburgh

Independent Non-executive Director

Tenure

Appointment effective March 13, 2023

Board committee membership

Member of the Audit Committee

Outside interests/commitments

Board member of Folger Shakespeare Library

Age

63

Nationality

British

Career

Sir Charles has most recently held the position of Second Permanent Secretary, one of the most senior positions within His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT). As Second Permanent Secretary at HMT he was responsible for all issues relating to growth, productivity, infrastructure, financial services and financial stability.

Prior to his career at HMT, Sir Charles spent over 25 years at McKinsey & Company, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Whilst at McKinsey, he held positions including but not limited to a Director of the McKinsey Global Institute, the Head of the UK Financial Institutions Group and the Co-Head of McKinsey’s Global Investment Banking Practice. Sir Charles has serviced large banks, insurance companies, hedge funds and private-equity investors in strategy, risk management, and organisation. Sir Charles also led a number of major research efforts at McKinsey and authored a number of articles on strategy and scenario planning.

On leaving the private sector, Sir Charles became Director General, Financial Services at HMT and led the legislative process for the biggest reforms in the UK banking sector in a generation, before being appointed Second Permanent Secretary. During his time as Second Permanent Secretary, Sir Charles was responsible for policy and oversight across a range of functions within HMT including financial services, financial stability, infrastructure, energy, science/R&D, business investment, venture and growth capital, transport, and culture/creative industries and was Chair of the HMT Operating Committee.

Relevant skills and experience

Sir Charles’ succession of roles placed him at the nexus between industry and government, and most recently included his active participation in forging and delivering energy policies. He was an influential figure within the HMT in pioneering energy policy, including for COP26, and providing funding for innovative organisations to support the energy transition.

A former executive board member for one of the world’s pre-eminent consultancies, Sir Charles continued to drive innovation whilst deftly navigating the intricate stakeholder landscape of UK government.

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Leena Srivastava

Independent Non-executive Director

Tenure

Appointment effective March 13, 2023

Board committee membership

Member of the Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee

Outside interests/commitments

Board member of Climate-KIC

Age

62

Nationality

Indian

Career

Leena Srivastava has devoted a significant part of her career to research and policy matters in sustainability and has already sat on several boards of scale.

Until recently, Leena was the Deputy Director General for Science of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Prior to this, she was an Executive Director, then the Vice Chancellor of the School of Advanced Studies, at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), a not-for-profit policy research organisation working in energy, environment and sustainable development. Leena has also previously served on the sustainability advisory boards of various multinational companies such as The Coca Cola Company, Caterpillar Inc and Suez Environment and as a non-executive director of companies, including those involved in manufacturing and infrastructure.

Leena has served various committees and organisations both at the international and national levels, with prior roles including energy and climate advisor for the United Nations and the Co-Chair of the Advisory Committee at Future Earth.

Relevant skills and experience

Leena recognises the challenges large organisations face in managing different stakeholder priorities and in particular the challenges in balancing business, government and societal needs, while pursuing a sustainability agenda.

Leena was a research associate at TERI during a time when the first serious discussions on climate change were emerging. Later, as a member of the Cement Sustainability Initiative of World Business Council for Sustainable Development, she provided a pragmatic perspective on how to support the sector through its decarbonisation journey. With a strong network of relationships in multiple global institutions focused on sustainability and an understanding of the issues the energy sector faces in pursuing decarbonisation while serving the energy needs of the society, Leena believes she can contribute to the organisation during this period of transformation.