Shell Canada Names New Country Chair
Susannah Pierce, director of corporate affairs at the Anglo-Dutch Shell-led LNG Canada project, has been named president and country chair of Shell Canada, the company announced December 16. She will replace Michael Crothers – who has been with Shell for 33 years – on his retirement in 2021.
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“I’m looking forward to taking on this new challenge with Shell Canada, and am confident that together, we will build on Michael’s positive legacy as we move towards a more sustainable energy future, leveraging the talents of a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization while building relationships with indigenous peoples and local communities,” Pierce said. “I’m extremely proud of what LNG Canada has already accomplished, and of the relationships and partnerships we’ve built in developing an LNG industry that aspires to have the highest standards for environmental, social and corporate governance.”
Both Pierce and Crothers will remain in their current roles until the transition takes place.
“I am grateful to have had a long and rewarding career with a company that aligns with my values, working alongside exceptional people who deliver extraordinary results,” Crothers said. “We have set Shell Canada on a course for a lower-carbon future and when I pass the baton to Susannah and an excellent team, I have every confidence they will continue to lead Shell Canada into that energy future to provide cleaner energy for Canadians and the world.”
Pierce joined LNG Canada in 2013 as a secondee from Shell Canada, and has been responsible for the project’s federal and provincial regulatory approvals, indigenous relations and negotiations, government and media relations and community consultation and communications.
Prior to her move to LNG Canada, Pierce was Shell Canada’s vice-president, value chain integration, where she was responsible for identifying new business opportunities across Shell’s multiple businesses in Canada. Prior to that, she was vice-president, upstream communications for Royal Dutch Shell, based in The Hague, where she led a diverse communications and government relations team of about 200 professionals in Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Europe.
Prior to joining Shell in 2009, Pierce was director, government affairs at TransCanada Pipelines (now TC Energy), based in New York City and Washington, where she was responsible for driving government policy at federal and state levels in support of TransCanada’s existing power and pipeline interests, as well as new business development activities.
A graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and George Washington University, Pierce was named an Oilweek magazine Rising Star in 2011, one of Vancouver magazine’s Power 50 in 2019 and to BC Business’s Most Influential Women in Business list in 2015.