Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation announced that, Mr. Stuart Chaplin was appointed Non-Executive Director and member of the Board Audit and Risk Oversight and Sustainability Committees succeeding Mr. Rafi Haroon Basheer, who has stepped down from the SHLPH Board. Mr. Basheer was appointed director of SHLPH on 01 January 2020. He is currently the Vice President ­ Finance of Global Lubricants.

On the other hand, Mr. Chaplin is currently the Vice President ­ Finance of Shell LNG Marketing & Trading and Shell Energy Asia & Australia, Global Shipping & Maritime. He is a former Chief Risk Officer of Shell Trading & Supply, and a trustee of Shell Foundation and a member of its audit and investment committees. Mr. Chaplin earned his MA in Economics & Management at the University of St Andrews, United Kingdom.

He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Corporate Treasurers (AMCT). He is a former Deputy Chair of the Accountants in Business Committee of the International Federation of Accountants. Mr. Paulo Angelo N. Arias will be appointed as member of the Nomination Committee, effective 01 September 2022.

Mr. Arias will succeed Mr. Carlo Zandueta, who has transferred to a global role within Shell. Mr. Zandueta was appointed Vice President ­ Human Resources of SHLPH on 01 October 2018. He has over 20 years of solid professional HR experience gained in Shell.

On the other hand, prior to his appointment, Mr. Arias is the Global Head of International Mobility and Reward Operations of Shell Shared Services (Asia) B.V., Philippines. Globally, he leads the international mobility, reward, quality assurance and systems operations function of Global HR with an organizational size of 300 staff. He is also the Center Lead for HR Operations in the Philippines with 550 staff.

He has over 25 years of experience in the Shell Group. Mr. Arias earned his BS Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of the Philippines and his MBA from the University of New South Wales (NSW). He also underwent the Strategic HR Management Program from the IMD.