As a passionate advocate for D&I, believing that diverse teams are better in conversation, decision and outcome quality, Huibert has set clear expectations with his leadership for creating gender balanced teams, with lasting improvements to gender diversity increasingly evident across his organization of 32,000 people. Operating in 150 countries, with revenues of $150 billion in 2020 and net earnings of $7 billion, women now hold almost half of all senior roles in Downstream: 44% up from 23% in the 18 months since Huibert was appointed. Under his leadership, women now run many of Shell’s leading and largest businesses, including Lubricants, Aviation, Marine, Low Carbon Fuels, Customer Operations and several Trading divisions. Further, women also lead the Mobility retailing businesses in Europe and the US as well as some of Shell’s largest and most complex chemicals plants and refineries in Asia and the US. Huibert’s other actions have included pushing Shell’s brand campaigns to advocate for greater personal mobility for women, with messages of empowerment, support and celebration for achievements.
