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10 Shell finance leaders
These ten Shell finance leaders hold director-level and more senior finance roles at Shell, including FP&A, controller, treasury and business unit CFO roles. A reader can learn how finance leaders work at Shell from people who have held the role.
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01—10Angel Ayala, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Finance Director, Lubricants Sales & Marketing · Shell
Senior Finance Director, Lubricants Sales & Marketing at Shell since August 2023, based in Houston. At Shell they were also Finance Director Offshore Wind Americas - Renewables & Energy Solutions (2021 to 2023), Americas Finance Director - Catalysts & Technologies (2018 to 2021) and Americas Financial Planning & Analysis Manager - Lubricants (2014 to 2017).
Arpan Shah
LinkedInExperience: CFO Hydrogen · Shell
CFO Hydrogen at Shell since April 2024, a role their profile describes as finance lead for Shell's global hydrogen business. At Shell they were also Sr Director Financial Planning & Analysis - Global Gas, Power & Environmental Products Trading (2019 to 2024), Director Investor Relations (2016 to 2019) and Finance Manager - Permian (2013 to 2016).
Bernardo F.
LinkedInExperience: CFO Global Chemicals · Shell
CFO Global Chemicals at Shell since April 2025, based in Houston. Their profile describes leading finance for Shell's chemicals business across the US, Europe and Asia. At Shell they were also Divisional CFO - US Chemicals & Refining (2024 to 2025), Shell Treasurer - North and South America (2020 to 2024) and Corporate Development and M&A Manager (2014 to 2017).
CJ Akwaeze
LinkedInExperience: CFO, Shell Nigeria · Shell
CFO, Shell Nigeria at Shell since February 2025, based in Lagos State. At Shell they were also Finance Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (2023 to 2025), Vice President, Downstream Planning, Performance & Reporting Downstream Controller (2019 to 2023) and Senior Manager, M&A and Commercial Finance, Renewables and Downstream (2016 to 2019).
David Rowley
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director Financial Planning & Analysis - Global Gas, Power & Environmental Products Trading · Shell
Sr Director Financial Planning & Analysis - Global Gas, Power & Environmental Products Trading at Shell since April 2024, based in London. Their profile says they drive financial planning and analysis for Shell's global gas, power and environmental products trading business. At Shell they were also Finance Manager LCF HVO, Downstream (2022 to 2024) and Finance Manager New Fuels, Downstream (2018 to 2022).
Felipe Szajnfarber
LinkedInExperience: Group Appraisal and MI Lead - FP&A Director · Shell
Group Appraisal and MI Lead - FP&A Director at Shell since July 2024, based in the Netherlands, and Performance Lead - FP&A Director Upstream at Shell from 2021 to 2024. At Shell they were also Business Accounting Manager (2015 to 2021) and Project Finance Manager - Cardamom Deepwater (2012 to 2014).
James Gilmour
LinkedInExperience: Controller/FP&A Director - Exploration, Development, Subsurface and Wells · Shell
Controller/FP&A Director - Exploration, Development, Subsurface and Wells at Shell since January 2024, a role their profile places in Kraków. At Shell they were also FP&A Lead/Controller - Exploration (2019 to 2024) and Upstream FP&A lead - Exploration (2017 to 2019). Other listed roles include Group Finance Director at Key Travel (2012 to 2015).
Jean Vacque
LinkedInExperience: VP Treasury Operations & Insurance · Shell
VP Treasury Operations & Insurance at Shell since December 2025. Their profile says they provide leadership across Shell's global treasury platform, overseeing liquidity, FX execution, cash management infrastructure and corporate insurance strategy. At Shell they were also CFO Director de Finanzas - Shell Mexico (2018 to 2021) and UK IJV Implementation Lead (Adura) (2025).
Mine Dindar Gorgulu, MBA, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director · Shell
Finance Director at Shell since September 2026, based in Doha. At Shell they were also Finance Director, Qatar LNG & Corporate (2025 to 2026), Senior Finance Lead Pearl GTL, Shell Qatar (2023 to 2025), Global Planning & Reporting Lead (Director FP&A) - Integrated Gas, Renewables & Energy Solutions (2020 to 2023) and Head of Treasury & Corporate Finance (2017 to 2020).
Vidya Subramanian
LinkedInExperience: Controller & Financial Planning and Analysis Head, Downstream and Renewables · Shell
Controller & Financial Planning and Analysis Head, Downstream and Renewables at Shell since July 2026, based in the Netherlands. At Shell they were also Senior Manager FP&A (Strategic Planning) - Group planning and appraisal (2021 to 2026), Financial Controller & Business Controlling Lead - Refining and Chemicals (2020 to 2021) and FP&A Lead, Europe Refining and Chemicals (2018 to 2020).
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- 01How does a global energy company run planning and appraisal across businesses with very different capital cycles?
- 02What does a business unit CFO inside a large energy group own, and what stays with group finance?
- 03How do treasury teams at a global company manage liquidity, foreign exchange and insurance across many countries?
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