Ann Pickard is a former Shell executive who spent 15 years with that company in various roles, including executive vice-president, Arctic, where she was responsible for Shell’s Arctic exploration work.
Ms Pickard had also served as executive vice-president for Shell’s exploration and production business and country chair in Australia. Prior to her tenure at Shell, she spent 11 years at Mobil before its merger with Exxon (now ExxonMobil). Ms Pickard was a director of Westpac between 2011 and 2014.