An independent think-and-do tank with a global headquarters in Singapore
Advisors
Dr Ceri M. Powell
Former Executive Vice President, Shell.
Former member, United Nations Sustainable Energy for All Advisory Board.
Ceri’s distinguished executive career at Shell included positions as the VP Global Strategy, the Executive VP of Global Exploration for Shell and the Managing Director of Brunei Shell Petroleum. She brings a breadth of experience across the Energy value chains, from exploration to decarbonisation of traditional oil and gas businesses to positioning companies for value in the Energy Transition through building Renewables and Nature Based Solutions portfolios, to developing talent with new skillsets, commercial models and a relentless focus on Safety.
She has practical knowledge of navigating the challenges of the Energy Transition at National level, having been a member of the prestigious Advisory Board of the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All, chaired by the Secretary General of the UN, and also the founding co-chair of the Brunei Climate Change Executive Committee.
Her passions are championing young Asian and Middle Eastern talent, and Visible Safety Leadership having had her “Boots on the Ground” in Energy operations spanning 32 countries over three decades.
Ceri was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Heriot-Watt University for services to Geoscience, an Honorary Fellowship at her alma mata, the University of Wales, and was twice honoured as one of Fortune's Top 50 Women in Business. She is a Fellow of the Energy Institute and serves on the newly formed Energy Institute-Singapore International Chamber of Commerce Energy Transition Collaboration.