This is a truly valuable event AND NOT ONE TO MISS OUT ON! REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE: http://tinyurl.com/ShellSpeakerEvent
On Thursday 23rd October in the Blue Boar Lecture Theatre of Christ Church College from 7.15pm the Oxford Guild Business Society in association with OUEngSoc have a very exciting and unique talk from John Abbott, Downstream Director and Board Member of Shell on the future of the oil and energy industries and recent developments. As oil becomes a highly debated topic across the globe, this is a must see and very useful as a commercial awareness development tool from a very high profile speaker.
John will talk about global energy challenges, Shell’s global Downstream business and strategy including how people in Downstream help the business deliver. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE: http://tinyurl.com/ShellSpeakerEvent
There will be an opportunity to ask questions and there will also be drinks and nibbles after the event. There will be an opportunity to hear more about Shell’s graduate programme over food and drinks and to network with representatives from Shell. Sarah Kuijlaars, VP Controller for DS (also had an extensive career in Upstream) will also be present.
WHEN: Thursday 23rd October, 7.15pm for 7.30pm start
WHERE: Blue Boar Lecture Theatre, Christ Church College
WHAT: Speaker event with Shell Board Member and Downstream Director John Abbott with q&a followed by networking
WHO: All welcome
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE: http://tinyurl.com/ShellSpeakerEvent
John Abbott became Downstream Director and a member of the Executive Committee of Royal Dutch Shell plc on October 1, 2013. He joined Shell in 1981 after graduating from Birmingham University, UK, with a first-class honours degree in Chemical Engineering. John has since worked in the UK, Singapore, Thailand, the Netherlands, Canada, and the USA, predominantly in the areas of Global Manufacturing and Supply, Trading and Distribution. In 1994, he was seconded to the British Government on a brief assignment to work in the Central Policy and Planning Unit of the Department of the Environment. In 2006, John was appointed Vice President Manufacturing Excellence and Support, based in Houston, USA. In this role, he led the development and implementation of processes, standards and improvement initiatives across Shell’s global manufacturing portfolio. In 2008, he became Executive Vice President of Shell’s Upstream Americas Heavy Oil business, based in Calgary, Canada. In 2012, John was appointed Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing. Working out of Houston, USA, he led a team of some 30,000 employees and contractors based at around 30 refineries and chemical sites worldwide. John is a Fellow member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, as well as a chartered engineer and chartered scientist.
