Mr Mark Gainsborough spent 39 years with Shell where he held various senior appointments, based in the UK, Turkey, Netherlands and Singapore. His last role with Shell was Executive Vice-President (EVP) and Head of Shell’s new energies business. He was responsible for building positions in renewable power, energy storage, EV charging, hydrogen, biofuels and nature-based solutions. Prior to that, he was EVP of Global Commercial, leading Shell’s global Lubricants, Bitumen, Jet Fuel, Marine Fuels and Sulphur businesses.

After retiring from Shell in 2020, he founded Low Carbon Advisors, a business that helps boards and CEOs navigate the path to net zero carbon emissions.

Mr Gainsborough is currently a board member of Husk Power Systems, a leading developer of mini-grids in India and Africa, an Independent Director at Green Mantra Technologies, a Canadian plastics recycling business, the Chairman of Snowfox Discovery, a UK-based natural hydrogen exploration company and a Director of NOA Group Holdings Proprietary Limited, a South African renewable energy independent power producer. He previously served on a number of advisory boards including Beyond Net Zero, an Energy Transition investment fund, and is currently a member of the United Overseas Bank (UOB) Sustainability Advisory Panel. His previous board roles include Greenko, one of the largest renewables developers in India. His past professional interests include the healthcare sector, serving for five years as a Non-Executive Director of one of UK’s National Health Service Trusts. He has also served as the Vice President of the European Petroleum Industry Association. He currently chairs the board of a wildlife conservation charity based in South Africa.

Mr Gainsborough holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from University College, London. He is a Fellow of the UK Energy Institute, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and has been accorded a Senior Accredited Director by the Singapore Institute of Directors.

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