Bringing balance to the Upstream Leadership team

Title:  Upstream Leadership Team | Journey to Gender Balance

Duration: 1:37 minutes

Description:

How Shell UK have addressed the gender balance in their leadership team and are now extending efforts to reach balanced representation throughout the business.

Upstream Leadership Team | Journey to Gender Balance Transcript

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Interview with Steve Phimister

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Vice President Upstream, Shell UK and Ireland

[Steve Phimister]

We have a very exciting business here and we need the very best minds to deliver on our very challenging objectives.

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Slightly panning bird’s eye view of a deep water platform surrounded by ocean. Reverse mid-view footage of a worker, wearing safety gear, walking through the piping and infrastructure of a plant beneath blue sky. Close-ups in profile, cutting to a front view, of a worker, wearing safety gear, her gaze focused on the wheel she is turning.

[Steve Phimister]

I’m Steve Phimister, Vice President for Shell’s Upstream business in the UK and Ireland. We know that diversity creates the environment that we need for creativity and innovation, which is why we’re doing our best to address our gender balance.

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Close-up of Steve Phimister, speaking into the camera, seen in an interior office environment. Close-up in profile of a man and a woman seated alongside one another, engaged in conversation. High angle reverse view footage of the same two people, seated at a work station in an office, engaged in discussion; the man points to the computer screen facing them. Point of view footage, entering through a doorway, of several people engaged in discussion in an office, two seated in office chairs next to workstations, another standing and leaning against the work station countertop; a car park and trees are visible through the expanse of windows in the background. The shot cuts to a closer view of the three people engaged in discussion.

[Steve Phimister]

Over the last 12 months, on my leadership team, we have gone from a 20% female representation to where we are today, which is in balance. We’ve done that by casting the net very widely for the best minds and the best talent we can find across the Shell group.

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Close-up of Steve Phimister, speaking into the camera, seen in an interior office environment. Mid-view footage of several people seated around tables in a meeting room, laptops and documents open on the tables in front of them. Close-up of one of the women, Marianne Eide, seated at one of the tables, and then cutting to a close-up of her colleague seated across from her, as they speak in turn. Footage from various mid-view and close-up angles of two young women engaged in discussion, standing in front of a white paper chart on the wall to which different coloured post-it notes are affixed along with text and graphics; both touch and point to the chart in turn as they speak.  Close-up of Steve Phimister, speaking into the camera, seen in an interior office environment.

Interview with Marianne Eide

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Development Manager, Shell UK and Ireland

[Marianne Eide]

I’m Marianne Eide. I’m the UK Development Manager. I think this really matters. Having women at the top of the organization as their role models will really encourage others to pursue their careers. This hasn’t just helped our gender balance, but it’s brought a different cultural perspective, and what we’re seeing is that it does make a difference.

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Close-up of Marianne Eide, speaking into the camera, seen in an interior office environment. Low angle footage of a worker, wearing safety gear, descending a stairway in a plant, the sun shining brightly in the blue sky above. Mid-view footage of two women, cutting to each one in turn, as they are engaged in discussion while seated in an office environment. Slightly panning footage of a man seated at a desk, wearing a headset, his gaze focused on the laptop in front of him; garden foliage can be seen through the expanse of windows behind him. Profile footage of several men and women seated at desks alongside each other in an office environment, an expanse of windows forming the background. Mid-view, cutting to close-up footage of a man and woman standing at a tall, round table in a modern professional interior space, holding coffees and engaged in discussion. Close-up of Marianne Eide, speaking into the camera, seen in an interior office environment.

Interview with Anthea Hampson

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Offshore Operated Asset Manager, Shell UK

[Anthea Hampson]

I’m Anthea Hampson, Offshore Operated Asset Manager for the UK. By having better balance in the teams and greater diversity, we achieve better business outcomes. And as a UK leader, I’m proud of the progress we’re making on this.

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Close-up of Anthea Hampson, speaking into the camera, seen in an interior office environment. High angle close-up footage of a couple of the men seated in a meeting room, one gesturing as he speaks. Profile footage of a man and two women seated at desks alongside each other in an office environment, an expanse of windows forming the background. Wide footage of Anthea and another women seated in a meeting room, engaged in discussion, more colleagues seated together in the background. Close-up of Anthea as she speaks to her female colleague, cutting to a close-up of her colleague seated across from her, listening as Anthea speaks. Close-up of Anthea Hampson, speaking into the camera, seen in an interior office environment.

Interview with Steve Phimister continued

[Steve Phimister]

And the work doesn’t stop there. We’re now extending our efforts to try to reach balanced representation much deeper into our organization throughout the business.

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Close-up of Steve Phimister, speaking into the camera, seen in an interior office environment. Low angle, slightly zooming wide shot of Steve, Marianne and Anthea posing alongside one another, a large Shell pecten displayed on the brick wall that forms the background to the shot.

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