Shell China appoints first Executive Chairwoman

Ms Lin Chen was appointed by Shell as the new Executive Chairperson of Shell Companies in China, effective from July 1, 2023. She is the first-ever female chairperson in the history of Shell China.

Since joining Shell through Graduate Programme in 1997, Lin has worked in different countries including China, the UK, the USA and Canada. She has since built strong finance and business experiences with several management roles in Upstream, Integrated Gas and Downstream.

Lin Chen, the new Executive Chairperson of Shell Companies in China.

Lin held the position of Vice President China Downstream New Business Development, Acquisition & Divestment from 2017 to 2020. Most recently, she served as Vice President China and Ventures of Chemicals & Products, responsible for overseeing the business’ global joint venture portfolio and the further growth in China.

In her new position, Lin will lead Shell China to further operationalise Powering Progress strategy in China with a focus on the Group’s newly announced principles of “Performance, Discipline and Simplification”.