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10 Shell engineering leaders
These ten current and former Shell engineering leaders include a senior vice president of engineering and project capability, vice presidents of engineering, and general managers of engineering for regions and projects. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams at Shell.
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01—10Ajay P. Mehta
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Engineering Technology & Chief Engineer R&D · Shell
Former Vice President Engineering Technology & Chief Engineer R&D at Shell (2022–2025), based in Bengaluru with Shell India Markets Private Limited, and Vice President Research & Innovation at Shell since March 2025. Former Vice President Engineering Technology (2021), General Manager (2016–2021) and Engineering Manager (2012–2016) at Shell.
Alistair Hope
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Engineering & Project Capability · Shell Projects & Technology
Senior Vice President Engineering & Project Capability at Shell Projects & Technology since January 2025, a role the profile describes as responsible for Shell's facilities engineering capability globally across most engineering disciplines. Former Senior Vice President, Conventional Oil & Gas Projects at Shell Projects & Technology (2021–2025) and Project Director at Shell UK Exploration & Production (2013–2018).
Benno Touw
LinkedInExperience: General Manager Projects and Engineering, Director · Shell
General Manager Projects and Engineering, Director at Shell since August 2021, based in Aberdeen. Former General Manager Upstream and Wind Projects (2020–2021), General Manager Americas, Shales Projects (2016–2020) and Technical Manager (2012–2016) at Shell; the profile cites responsibility for delivery of deep water and shallow water offshore projects.
Bhaskar Ramachandran
LinkedInExperience: General Manager - Engineering East (IG) · Shell
General Manager - Engineering East (IG) at Shell since August 2021, based in Bengaluru; the profile headline places the role at Shell Projects & Technology. Former General Manager - Integrated Gas Asset Support (2018–2022) and General Manager - Rotating Equipment & Electrical and Regional Discipline Head - Rotating Equipment (2015–2022) at Shell.
Christian C George
LinkedInExperience: VP Wells Engineering and Discipline Lead · Shell
VP Wells Engineering and Discipline Lead at Shell since September 2021, based in Aberdeen and listed at President/Vice President level in the Engineering and Technical department. The profile also lists Vice President Of Technology at Shell (2018–2023), based in Houston, Texas.
Greg Arnold
LinkedInExperience: General Manager - Engineering Americas · Shell
General Manager - Engineering Americas at Shell since August 2021, a role the profile describes as accountable for providing engineering services and senior engineering expertise across the Americas for all of Shell's lines of business. Former General Manager - Downstream Projects Americas and New Energies (2018–2021) and General Manager - Mechanical, Materials and Integrity (Americas) (2015–2018) at Shell.
Jo Wynot
LinkedInExperience: GM Engineering West · Shell
GM Engineering West at Shell since March 2025, based in Houston. Former Engineering Manager Americas Central (2021–2025), Technical Development Manager and Regional Discipline Lead (2018–2021), Team Lead, Bridge Automated Surveillance Center (2016–2018) and Subsea Engineer (2008–2015) at Shell.
Keith Lewis
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Discipline Engineering · Shell
Former Vice President Discipline Engineering at Shell (2013–2014), based in Bangalore and Rijswijk, a role the profile describes as global functional leadership of discipline engineering, including engineering technology and tools and people and capabilities. Former Vice President Engineering East (2009–2013) and Global Manager Mechanical and Heat Transfer Engineering (2005–2009) at Shell.
Marcus A. McKinney
LinkedInExperience: General Manager Engineering, Americas · Shell
Sparta Project Director at Shell since January 2022, based in Greater Houston. Former General Manager Engineering, Americas (2012–2018), General Manager Projects & Engineering Excellence (2018–2019) and Topsides Engineering Manager (2019–2022) at Shell; the profile describes delivering deepwater and downstream developments for Shell.
Sada Iyer
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Engineering - Integrated Gas (LNG and Gas-to-Liquids technologies) · Shell
Former Vice President Engineering - Integrated Gas (LNG and Gas-to-Liquids technologies) at Shell (2016–2018). Former Head of Shell Technology Center Bangalore Chief Engineer Shell (2018–2021), a role listed at Director level in Bengaluru, and former GM Deepwater Projects Gulf of Mexico at Shell (2021–2025).
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- 01How does Shell decide which engineering work is done by global discipline teams and which sits with regions or projects?
- 02How are engineering standards and technical assurance applied on a new capital project?
- 03What does an engineering contractor or technology vendor need to show to work on Shell projects?
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