Jessica Uhl

Jessica Uhl is the vice chair of Mission Possible Partnership, an independent director of Goldman Sachs, and a member of the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (SIPA) Center on Global Energy Policy advisory board.[1][2] She is a former CFO of Shell and serves as a director. She has been recognized as one of the top 50 "Most Powerful Women" by Forbes for her global leadership, and by Fortune for her business leadership.[3]

Biography

Uhl was raised in California and has degrees from the University of California, Berkeley and INSEAD.[4] She is married and has three children.[5]

Career

She worked for Enron and Citibank.[6][7]

Uhl joined Shell in 2014,[8] later serving as CEO and CFO, in The Netherlands and in the UK.[8] In 2016,[8] she became the second woman to be appointed as its CFO, after Judy Boynton (2001–2004).[9][10][11][12][13][14] She served in the role for five years, stepping down when the company moved its headquarters to London, UK in 2021.[8] Shell credits her as "a key architect of strategic changes, including the simplification of the company’s share structure and the relocation of the corporate HQ".[8]

In October 2019, she was ranked 24th on Fortune list of Most Powerful International Business Women,[15] and as 35th among "The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women" in 2021 by Forbes.[16]

Nominated in March 2021,[17] Uhl became a non-executive director of Goldman Sachs the following month.[18]

In 2021, she was named to The Global OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Model lists,[19] which showcases the 50 top LGBT+ business leaders in the world. On September 9, 2021, Institutional Investor magazine recognized her as the best CFO in her sector amongst European corporations.[20]

Nominated in March, Uhl is slated to join the board of General Electric in May 2023.[21]

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  8. Freeman, Simon (2022-03-01). "Shell finance chief Jessica Uhl quits after oil major's move to London". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  9. Gosden, Emily (15 December 2016). "Shell names Jessica Uhl to replace Simon Henry as finance chief". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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  11. "Shell Replaces Finance Chief Simon Henry With Jessica Uhl". Bloomberg. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  12. "Shell names Jessica Uhl as CFO – News for the Oil and Gas Sector". 15 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  13. "Shell appoints Jessica Uhl as CFO Simon Henry's successor – Financial Director". 15 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  14. "Jessica Uhl to replace Simon Henry as Shell CFO". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  15. "Most Powerful Women International". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  16. "The World's Most Powerful Women". Forbes.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  17. "Jessica Uhl nominated to the Goldman Sachs Board of Directors". GoldmanSachs.com. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  18. "Goldman promotes a flurry of female partners to executive roles". Reuters. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  19. "2021 Top 50 Ally Executives – INvolve OUTstanding".
  20. "Best CFOs Overall". InstitutionalInvestor.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  21. "GE Announces Two New Members for Board of Directors". Bloomberg.com. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-17.


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