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Royal Dutch Shell Plc is changing the senior leadership of its operations in Britain as part of a global overhaul to cut costs and shift away from oil and gas to renewables and power.
Under the changes, which have been announced internally, country chair Sinead Lynch will become Shell’s global head of low-carbon fuels, a company spokeswoman said.
Lynch, who joined the Anglo-Dutch company in 2016 following its acquisition of BG Group, will be replaced by David Bunch who currently runs Shell’s retail business across Europe and South Africa. Bunch joined Shell in 1997.
The changes will take effect in August when Shell rolls out project Reshape, its biggest restructuring in decades as part of plans to reduce carbon emissions to net-zero by mid-century and build a large low-carbon and power business.
Under the overhaul, Shell will cut 9,000 jobs, or more than 10% of its workforce.
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As part of the management changes, Steve Phimister, head of Shell’s oil and gas operation in the North Sea since 2017, will be replaced by Simon Roddy, currently deputy managing director at Shell’s Nigerian onshore oil and gas joint venture SPDC.
Phimister’s new role in the company has yet to be announced.
Shell has gradually reduced its oil and gas operations and refining business in recent years but Britain remains an important market. The North Sea will remain one of nine main oil and gas hubs, the company said last year.
Shell also has a large retail network in the country and plans to significantly boost its electric vehicle (EV) charging point network. In January Shell agreed to acquire Ubitricity, the largest public EV charging network in Britain with over 2,700 points.
Shell’s European rivals including BP Plc and Total SA have also set out ambitious long-term plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions and build large renewable energy businesses.
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