Catherine J. Hughes

Tenure

Appointed June 1, 2017

On December 11, 2025, the Company announced that Catherine would not stand for re-election at the 2026 AGM, having served as a Director for nine years, and would step down from the Board of Shell plc.

Board Committee membership

Chair of the Sustainability Committee, and member of the Audit and Risk Committee

Outside commitments on listed and large private companies

Non-executive Director of Valaris Limited

Age

63

Nationality

Canadian and French

Career

Catherine started her career with Schlumberger in 1986 and held key positions in countries including France, Italy, Nigeria, the UK, Canada and the USA. She was Vice President Exploration & Production Services at Husky Oil from 2005 to 2007 and Vice President Oil Sands from 2007 to 2009. Catherine joined Nexen in 2009 as Vice President Operational Services, Technology and Human Resources. She was Executive Vice President International at Nexen Inc. from January 2012 until her retirement in April 2013, where she was responsible for all oil and gas activities including exploration, production, development and project activities outside Canada. Catherine has held non-executive director positions at SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., Statoil ASA and Precision Drilling Inc.

Relevant skills and experience

Catherine contributes through her knowledge of industry and the ease with which she engages with other Directors and managers in the boardroom. With over 30 years of industry experience, she brings a geopolitical outlook and deep understanding of the industry. An engineer by training, she has also spent significant time working in senior human resources roles. The Board highly regards her perspectives on our industry and people. Catherine has a strong track record of executing operational discipline with a focus on performance metrics and a drive for excellence. Her knowledge of the technology underpinning oil and gas operations, logistics, procurement and supply chains benefits the Board as it considers projects and investment and divestment proposals. She uses her industry knowledge, combined with her commitment to the highest standards of corporate governance and safety, ethics and compliance, in her role as Chair of our Sustainability Committee.