The head of oil multinational Shell’s Canadian operations is leaving the company after four years at the helm.
Canada president and country chair Susannah Pierce’s departure is effective March 3, Shell Canada said on Tuesday.
Pierce said in a LinkedIn post that she is leaving to pursue personal interests.
Stastia West, Shell’s current vice president for its Canadian integrated gas division, will succeed Pierce, the company said.
Pierce, who is based in Calgary, was with Shell for 16 years and served in a variety of senior roles. Prior to assuming the role of Canada president in 2021, Pierce was the director of corporate affairs for Shell-led LNG Canada, the liquefied natural gas facility currently nearing completion near Kitimat, British Columbia.
She was the public face of that massive project, working with government officials, community leaders and First Nations to shepherd it through a contentious regulatory review process.
(Reporting by Amanda Stephenson; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)