10 CHROs in Oil and Gas
Oil and gas CHROs from bp, Shell and Equinor appear here beside those at NNPC Limited, Cairn Vedanta Oil and Gas, DNO ASA, Baker Hughes, Enbridge, Valero and Oceaneering. Four are based in the United States, two in London and two in Norway, and they suit an oil and gas company planning its workforce through commodity cycles or reorganizing HR around business units.
Professionals to explore
Aksel Stenerud
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President People and Organisation · Equinor
Projects, reward, development, industrial relations and shared services are the areas Aksel Stenerud cites. At Equinor, Aksel has been Executive Vice President People and Organisation since 2022, after Vice President People and Organisation (2021–2022), and also held Vice President People and Leadership Development Production International (2018–2021) and Vice President Human Resources Development & Production Norway (2014–2018).
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Avantika Oli
LinkedInExperience: Former CHRO · Cairn Vedanta Oil and Gas
Since 2019 Avantika Oli has been CHRO at Cairn Vedanta Oil and Gas, following Head HR Production SBUs and L&OD (2018–2019). Earlier Cairn titles include Head HR Production SBUs (2017–2018), Lead HRBP Operations & Projects (2015–2017) and HRBP Projects (2014–2015), and Avantika cites experience across oil and gas, telecom, banking and technology, including time in HR consulting.
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Geir Arne Skau
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources & Corporate Services Officer · DNO ASA
HR and corporate services sit together in Geir Arne Skau's title at DNO ASA, Chief Human Resources & Corporate Services Officer since 2021, after Human Resources Director CHRO there (2019–2021). At TechnipFMC, Geir Arne was Global Vice President People & Culture (2018–2019), Vice President People & Culture, Europe (2017–2018) and Vice President, HR & Communications, Europe & Africa (2017), a fit for questions on combining HR and corporate services.
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Holly Kriendler
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer · Oceaneering
Oceaneering has had Holly Kriendler as Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer since 2020, after Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer there (2016–2020). At ADT, Holly was Vice President of Human Resources (2012–2016) and Chief Human Resources Officer (Interim) (2013–2014), and Holly was VP of HR, ADT Residential and Small Business at Tyco (2011–2012).
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Julia Rendon Reinhart
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer · Valero
Julia Rendon Reinhart has been Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Valero since 2020, after Senior VP Human Resources & Administration (2019–2020). Julia's earlier Valero titles include VP Human Resources & Administration (2018), VP Human Resources (2015–2018) and VP Human Resources Administration & Refinery Operations (2014–2015), a fit for refinery workforce questions.
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Kazachiyang Nuhu
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Human Resources Officer · NNPC Limited
Over 25 years in the Oil & Gas Industry, specializing in talent management, employee engagement, organizational culture and leadership development, is the background Kazachiyang Nuhu cites. Kazachiyang became Chief Human Resources Officer at NNPC Limited in 2025, after Executive Director, NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (2023–2025), and also held Head, Human Capital Management Centre of Excellence (2023) and Manager, Talent Management (2018–2022) at NNPC Limited.
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Kerry Dryburgh
LinkedInExperience: Former EVP for people, culture & communications and chief human resources and communications officer · bp
An apprenticeship at 16 is where Kerry Dryburgh says the career began. Since 2020 Kerry has been bp's EVP for people, culture & communications and chief human resources and communications officer, after Global Head of Human Resources, BP Upstream (2015–2020), and was also Group chief talent officer (2019–2020) and Global Vice President of HR, Corporate Business Activities & Functions BP (2010–2015).
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Melissa Moye
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources Officer · Enbridge
Melissa Moye has been Chief Human Resources Officer at Enbridge since 2021, after SVP, Human Resources - Innovations at Bayer (2020–2021). Melissa also held SVP, Global Talent & Inclusion at Bayer (2009–2020), Vice President-Global Talent and Inclusion & Diversity at Monsanto Company (2009–2020) and SVP, Head of Talent Acquisition at Wells Fargo (2006–2009), a fit for questions on talent and inclusion programs.
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Muzzamil Khider
LinkedInExperience: Chief People and Culture Officer · Baker Hughes
Integration and change management questions suit Muzzamil Khider, Chief People and Culture Officer at Baker Hughes since 2024, after SVP - Chief People Officer - Enterprise HR (2023–2024) and before that SVP - Chief People Officer Oilfield Services & Equipment (2022–2023). Muzzamil held VP HR OilField Services Baker Hughes. (2017–2022) and HR Integration Leader GE Oil & Gas (2016–2017).
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Rachel Solway
LinkedInExperience: Chief HR & Corporate Officer · Shell
Rachel Solway has been Chief HR & Corporate Officer at Shell since 2024, following EVP HR Upstream, Royal Dutch Shell (2020–2023). Rachel's other Shell titles include EVP HR Integrated Gas & New Energies (2016–2020), Vice President HR Manufacturing (2014–2016) and HR Manager (1995–2014), a fit for questions on HR across upstream, integrated gas, new energies and manufacturing.
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Choose the right perspective
For HR across upstream and integrated business units, Kerry Dryburgh, Rachel Solway and Aksel Stenerud have held the most relevant titles; Muzzamil Khider covers oilfield services and integration, and Holly Kriendler the CHRO seat at Oceaneering. Julia Rendon Reinhart fits refining, Kazachiyang Nuhu and Avantika Oli cover talent management and production HR, Geir Arne Skau combines HR with corporate services, and Melissa Moye covers talent and inclusion.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you plan the workforce for a cyclical commodity business, and what did you do differently in the last downturn and recovery?
- 02How do you attract and keep engineers and field operations talent while the company invests in new energy businesses?
- 03What did HR change first when integrating an acquisition or reorganizing business units, and what would you repeat?
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