Matthias Bichsel

"Matthias stepped down from the executive committee of Royal Dutch Shell plc at the end of 2014. He held a number of roles over his 34-year career with Shell, including director of Petroleum Development Oman, MD of deepwater services in Houston, executive vice president global exploration and executive vice president technical of Shell Upstream. He ran Shell’s Project and Technology business from 2009.

"Matthias is vice-chairman of Sulzer AG. He is also a non-executive director of Canadian Utilities Limited and of South Pole Group. He is a member of the advisory board of Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital."

• Director, Petrofac
• Advisory Board, Highgate Capital Management, UK