Shell in Australia Directors

Ann joined Shell in 2000, leaving Mobil upon the merger with Exxon.  At Mobil, she had various assignments in both Exploration & Production and Corporate fields. Since joining Shell, Ann has been Director, Global Businesses and Strategy and a member of the Shell Gas & Power Executive Committee, with responsibility for Global LNG, Power, and Gas & Power Strategy. In addition, she has been a member of Shell’s Exploration and Production leadership team, representing Gas & Power.

Prior to her role in Australia, Ann was the Executive Vice President for Africa within Shell’s Exploration and Production organization.   Based in Lagos, Nigeria, from 2005 to 2010, she oversaw all of Shell’s E&P activities in north and sub-Sahara Africa. She has significant business experience throughout South America, the countries of the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and Africa.

Ann is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and has an undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego.  She is married and has two children.

Ann Pickard is a Director of Shell Energy Holdings Australia Limited and its subsidiary companies.

Andrew joined Shell Australia in 1986 as a refinery engineer in Geelong and has held a variety of positions in technical, operational and commercial areas within the Downstream business in The Netherlands, Fiji, Singapore, Australia and United Kingdom.

Unitil returning to Australia in January 2010, he was responsible for Shell's global Product Trading business based in London where he worked for 7 years.  He was the Manufacturing Director of Shell in Singapore and Pulau Bukom Refinery Manager and is a director of the Shell/Saudi Aramco Joint Venture Refinery in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Andrew was appointed Vice President Downstream Australia in January 2010, and a Director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum in February 2010.

Andrew was born in Melbourne in 1964. He graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Honours degree in Chemical Engineering and holds a post graduate diploma in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management from Monash University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers and Charted Engineer.

Andrew is married with 2 sons and is a keen sailor.

Andrew Smith is a Director of Shell Australia Limited and its subsidiary companies.

Peter Weston graduated with degrees in law and commerce from the University of Melbourne in 1976.

After spending three years practising law with a major Melbourne law firm, Peter joined Shell Australia in 1979. His first four years with Shell were spent as a lawyer servicing Shell's marketing and metals businesses, after which Peter left the law to undertake various commercial roles over a six-year period, culminating in his appointment as National Franchise Manager to manage the introduction of the retail business' FORCE franchise in the late 1980s.

In 1989 Peter was posted to London for four years to lead the downstream legal team of Shell UK and then subsequently returned to a similar role in Shell Australia. In 2002 Peter assumed his current role of Group General Counsel for Shell Australia.

Peter is a keen sportsman, is married and has two daughters and a son.

Peter Weston is a Director of Shell Australia Limited and its subsidiary companies. 

Graham joined Shell Australia in 1988 as a Finance Advisor in Downstream marketing based in Sydney. After completing several Downstream and Corporate roles in Sydney and Melbourne he commenced his overseas career in 1996.  Graham has held  Finance and Management positions in a number of locations including Guam, London, the Hague and Kazakhstan working in the Upstream, Downstream and Corporate business sectors.

Prior to returning to Shell Australia in February 2010, Graham was VP Corporate and UK Country Controller based in London.

Graham was born in Melbourne in 1964. He completed his Accounting degree with a major in Commercial Law in Canberra and in 1996 completed his Executive MBA at the Melbourne Business School. Graham is a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

Graham is married with 2 sons.

Graham Talbot is a Director of Shell Australia Limited and its subsidiary companies.

Michael Carey is a Director of Shell Energy Holdings Australia Limited and its subsidiary companies.

Douglas Buckley is a Director of Shell Energy Holdings Australia Limited and its subsidiary companies.