UK-based LNG giant Shell has named Stastia West as the new president and country chair for its Canadian business following the departure of Susannah Pierce.
After four years as president and country chair and 16 years at Shell, Pierce has elected to leave Shell service, according to a Shell Canada statement.
Pierce has contributed to some of the company’s most significant investments in Canada, including LNG Canada and the Polaris/Atlas carbon capture and sequestration project.
On the other hand, West started her career in Shell Canada and has over 25 years of energy industry experience.
She has held a variety of senior roles across Shell, including in finance, commercial strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and assset management.
West will continue leading Shell’s integrated gas business in Canada in addition to being president and country chair, effective March 3, 2025.
In her current role, she is responsible for Shell Canada’s upstream business and the governance of Shell’s 40 percent equity interest in LNG Canada.
“I’m looking forward to taking on this new challenge with Shell at an important time for our business in Canada,” West said.
Shell still expects to launch its LNG Canada export terminal in Kitimat in the middle of this year, according to Shell’s finance chief, Sinead Gorman.
One of the largest private investments in Canadian history, LNG Canada will initially produce 14 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) LNG for export with plans to double its capacity to 28 mtpa with a proposed Phase 2 expansion.
Besides operator Shell, other partners in the project include Malaysia’s Petronas, PetroChina, Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation, and South Korea’s Kogas.